We’re still riding high after our Prize Giving celebration in December, where we welcomed back our most recent GCSE and A Level leavers to receive their certificates and a range of awards recognising their fantastic achievements.
Our prizes are so generously sponsored by members of our wider school family, from individual former students to local businesses with strong links to the school, as well as our wonderful alumni associations, the Old Crossleyans Association and the Heath Old Boys Association. We are incredibly grateful for your continued support of our students, thank you.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be showcasing some of our pupils and the prizes they received. We’re starting with a brand new award, the ‘1C Class of 1978’ Award for Kindness.

This year’s recipient was Jonathan. Jonathan was nominated for this award in recognition of the kindness he consistently showed to others throughout his time at school. Alongside this, he demonstrated resilience, growth and a genuine Crossley Heath spirit. Jonathan has shown real character, heart, and the ability to learn and grow - qualities that go beyond academic talent and truly make him stand out from the crowd.

Congratulations, Jonathan. We’re excited to see what the future holds for you and have no doubt you’ll achieve great things!

Calling all former students. Whether you’ve just left us, like this lovely lot pictured at our Prizegiving event a few weeks ago, or you left Crossley Heath decades ago, we’d love for you to join our alumni database as we head into the new year.

It’s a simple way for us to stay in touch and share news, events and opportunities that are relevant to you. If you’re just starting out in your career, we can share job opportunities through the platform. If you’re further along, there’s even the option to advertise roles and connect with talented Crossley Heath alumni.

It’s also a great way to reconnect with former school friends and remain part of the Crossley Heath community, wherever life has taken you.

Sign up here: https://alumni.crossleyheath.org.uk/usersignup

Here’s to staying connected in 2026!

After the fantastic success of recent years, we’re delighted to announce that the Piano Festival is back for 2026!

From week commencing 12 January, the corridors of school will once again be filled with music as our talented pianists perform on pianos positioned around the building during break and lunchtime. It’s a wonderful celebration of student talent and a chance for our musicians to share their skills with the whole school community.

The festival will culminate in a special evening concert on Thursday 15 January, featuring performances from students, staff and guest musicians.

Tickets for parents and carers are available on ParentPay for £5, with all funds raised going directly towards enhancing the Music Department’s equipment and resources.

Refreshments will be available on the night.

We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a joyful celebration of music and creativity at Crossley Heath.

On Thursday 11 December, our choir had the pleasure of visiting St Augustine’s to perform three short pieces as part of their Christmas party. It was a wonderful opportunity to share festive music and bring some Christmas cheer to a very special community.

As a school, we are proud to support the excellent work St Augustine’s do with refugees and people seeking asylum in Calderdale. This visit helped strengthen our growing links with this important local charity and reflects our commitment to kindness, compassion and community.

Well done to our choir for representing Crossley Heath so beautifully and for using their talents to make a positive difference.

Over the last 4 weeks, 19 Year 12 students have smashed a business consultancy programme led by OC&C Strategy Consultants in London.

Thanks to our alumnus and former Head Boy, Fabrizio De Vito, who now works at OC&C, our students got the chance to take part in this fantastic schools outreach initiative.

Working in small teams, they built key skills in creative thinking, commercial awareness, critical analysis and presenting - developing bespoke business pitches through brainstorming, financial planning, competitor benchmarking and creating professional slide decks. They then pitched their ideas to a panel of OC&C employees, including Fabrizio himself.

A brilliant experience - and with work experience placements now on offer, several students will be taking their new skills even further!

We’re so pleased to reveal the brand new designs for our school values: Kindness, Courage and Excellence.

The Courage and Excellence designs are fairly self-explanatory, but the Kindness icon is especially meaningful. The yarn is a nod to Thomas Porter, a Manchester yarn merchant. In 1887, Thomas made a hugely generous endowment to our school, on the condition that the institution be renamed The Crossley and Porter Orphan Home and School.

Thanks to the kindness of Thomas Porter (and, of course, the Crossley brothers), our school exists today, so it felt only right that kindness sits at the very heart of our values.

These designs were inspired by a student competition and beautifully brought to life by Mrs Tomlinson. We’re thrilled with how they’ve turned out.

You’ll be seeing them rolled out across school over the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for them popping up!