The Halifax Academy | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The Halifax Academy

Gibbet Street, Halifax HX2 0BA

https://www.thehalifaxacademy.org/

The Halifax Academy is an academy. It has about 1,440 boys and girls aged between 4 and 16. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In June 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Warley Road Primary Academy, Lee Mount Academy, Old Bank Academy and Hill View Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
0.4		Mount Pellon Primary Academy
0.4		Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
0.5		Warley Road Primary Academy
0.6		St Augustine's CofE School
0.7		Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
0.9		Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge
0.9		Bolton Brow Primary Academy
0.9		Lee Mount Academy
1.0		Warley Town School
1.0		Beech Hill School
1.0		Savile Park Primary School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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