Whitehill Community Academy is a primary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Occupation Lane, Halifax

School Information

Address: Occupation Lane, Halifax, HX2 9RL
Website: www.whitehillacademy.org
Telephone: 01422244471
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jimmy Sayles
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136547

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 693
Number of Boys: 321
Number of Girls: 372

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.3
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitehill Community Academy
Occupation Lane , Illingworth HX2 9RL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Park Academy
Keighley Close , Illingworth HX2 9DG 		3out of 4 645 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bradshaw Primary School
Ingham Lane , Bradshaw HX2 9PF 		3out of 4 1,223 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary School
Keighley Road , Ovenden HX2 8AP 		3out of 4 1,449 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ash Green Community Primary School
Mixenden Road , Mixenden HX2 8QD 		3out of 4 1,695 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The North Halifax Grammar School
Moorbottom Road , Illingworth HX2 9SU 		4out of 4 358 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy, Halifax
Shay Lane , HX2 9TZ 		4out of 4 908 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Bradford
Deanstones Lane , BD13 2AS 		- not rated 3,101 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Whitley AP Academy
Whitley Phoenix Centre , HX2 9SR 		3out of 4 265 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU 		- not rated 3,066 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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