Trinity Academy Halifax
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Calderdale
Shay Lane, Halifax, HX2 9TZ
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 26/09/2023
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
17.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,624
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
293 of 331 families who put it first got an offer
320
Places offered
700
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 331 | 293 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 188 | 21 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 106 | 5 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 75 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 700 | 320 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. 184 applications came from outside the council area (28 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Case
- Address
- Shay Lane, Halifax, HX2 9TZ
- Phone
- 01422244890
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward / constituency
- Illingworth & Mixenden · Halifax
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136094
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,624 pupils · 1,650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
26 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,686 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 302 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.54 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 110 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 301 | 18% | 50% | 71% | |
| English Language | 301 | 9% | 44% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 299 | 9% | 49% | 72% | |
| Statistics | 289 | 6% | 42% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 230 | 7% | 39% | 59% | |
| History | 194 | 25% | 52% | 64% | |
| French | 137 | 7% | 40% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 99 | 19% | 58% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 98 | 4% | 30% | 43% | |
| Design & Technology | 78 | 3% | 23% | 38% | |
| Geography | 72 | 17% | 42% | 57% | |
| Physics | 63 | 29% | 71% | 79% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Calderdale council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.