The Halifax Academy
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Calderdale
Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
27.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,461
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,320 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
49 of 49 families who put it first got an offer
52
Places offered
75
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 49 | 49 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 17 | 3 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 75 | 52 | 69% |
1st preference success by year
Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. 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 converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matt Perry
- Address
- Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA
- Phone
- 01422301080
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward / constituency
- Warley · Halifax
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140326
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 76% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,461 pupils · 1,320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,437 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 3% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.50 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 58% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 230 | 45% | 86% | 98% | |
| Mathematics | 205 | 8% | 34% | 58% | |
| English Language | 205 | 16% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 200 | 14% | 55% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 4% | 24% | 43% | |
| History | 115 | 22% | 48% | 57% | |
| Geography | 77 | 21% | 45% | 62% | |
| Social Studies | 29 | 28% | 69% | 86% | |
| Biology | 28 | 46% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 28 | 36% | 82% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 54% | 100% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 27% | 77% | 88% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working 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.