Lightcliffe Academy is a secondary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 07/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Stoney Lane, Halifax

School Information

Address: Stoney Lane, Halifax, HX3 8TL
Website: http://www.lightcliffeacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01422201028
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rosalinda Wood-Ives
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137036

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1162
Number of Boys: 591
Number of Girls: 571

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.43 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.27
Of the 249 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 247 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:23%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Stoney Lane , Lightcliffe HX3 8TW 		3out of 4 251 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Wakefield Road , Lightcliffe HX3 8SH 		3out of 4 821 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
Victoria Road , Bailiff Bridge HD6 4DY 		3out of 4 937 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Finkil Street , Hove Edge HD6 2NT 		- not rated 1,042 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St Chad's
Upper Green Lane , Hove Edge HD6 2PA 		1out of 4 1,227 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lightcliffe Academy
Stoney Lane , Lightcliffe HX3 8TL 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighouse High School
Finkil Street , HD6 2NY 		3out of 4 1,213 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rastrick High School
Field Top Road , Rastrick HD6 3XB 		3out of 4 3,174 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appleton Academy
Woodside Road , BD12 8AL 		2out of 4 2,732 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hipperholme Grammar School
Bramley Lane , Halifax HX3 8JE 		- not rated 1,862 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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