We have compiled a list of some of the most famous people who went to school in the area including which schools they went to – from a Hollyoaks actor and TV weatherman to a globally successful pop star.
How many of these people did you know went to school here and did any attend the same school as you or your children?
1. Ed Sheeran, Hannah Cockroft, Sally Wainwright: 9 famous faces who went to school in Halifax - from pop stars to a TV weatherman
Actor Paul Opacic Paul is an actor who has starred in Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Coronation Street. He went to school at what was then Heath Grammar School - now The Crossley Heath School Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
2. Ed Sheeran, Hannah Cockroft, Sally Wainwright: 9 famous faces who went to school in Halifax - from pop stars to a TV weatherman
Former British Lions player Brian Moore lived in Illingworth and attended the Crossley and Porter School - now know as The Crossley Heath School. (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images) Photo: Ben Hoskins
3. Ed Sheeran, Hannah Cockroft, Sally Wainwright: 9 famous faces who went to school in Halifax - from pop stars to a TV weatherman
Ed Sheeran is a huge popstar now who sells out massive stadiums. He was born in Halifax and, as a young child, went to Rishworth School. Photo: Gareth Cattermole
4. Ed Sheeran, Hannah Cockroft, Sally Wainwright: 9 famous faces who went to school in Halifax - from pop stars to a TV weatherman
Joe Duttine plays Tim Metcalfe in Coronation Street and went to Rishworth School Photo: David Hurst