The Halifax Academy is a all-through school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA
Website: http://www.thehalifaxacademy.org
Telephone: 01422301080
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matt Perry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140326

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1320
Number of Pupils: 1388
Number of Boys: 717
Number of Girls: 671

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.49 Confidence interval 0.3 to 0.68
Of the 177 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 176 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Albert Road, Pellon HX2 0QD
536 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
Sandbeds Road, Pellon HX2 0QQ
670 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mount Pellon Primary Academy
Battinson Road, HX1 4RG
683 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Warley Road Primary Academy
Warley Road, HX1 3TG
846 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Augustine's CofE VA Junior and Infant School
Hanson Lane, HX1 5PG
1,180 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road, HX6 2NW
1,677 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Crossley Heath School
Savile Park, HX3 0HG
1,886 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCalderdale College
Francis Street, HX1 3UZ
1,343 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Sixth Form Academy
Northgate House, HX1 1UN
2,481 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street, HX2 0BA
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBroadwood School
252 Moorend Road, Pellon HX2 0RU
1,320 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeacon Lights Schools
Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance), Francis Street HX1 5JY
1,384 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCompass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BU
1,658 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gleddings School
Birdcage Lane, Savile Park HX3 0JB
2,729 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.