The Halifax Academy
Other · Academy converter · Ages 4–16 · Halifax, Calderdale
The Halifax Academy is an other school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 1,461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders are determined that pupils will receive an education that provides them with the qualifications and confidence to make a positive difference in their community and beyond.”
- “Pupils benefit greatly from curriculums and programmes put in place to meet these goals.”
- “The school’s ‘character curriculum’ supports pupils expertly to ‘develop a voice to positively change their world’.”
To improve
- “The standards that pupils have achieved in national examinations have not returned to the impressive levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “Despite this decision, and the steps taken by leaders to try and address the gaps in pupils’ knowledge that remained, some pupils did not achieve as highly as was hoped for in their end-of-year external examinations.”
- “There is still work to do to ensure that current pupils catch up on lost learning from the pandemic.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 August 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 157 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 157 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Calderdale published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- Broadwood School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Beacon Lights Schools 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Compass Community School Willow Park 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Gleddings School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stafford Hall School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ravenscliffe High School 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Wood Bank School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Whitley AP Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good