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Trinity Academy Halifax
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Shay Lane, Halifax HX2 9TZ · halifax.trinitymat.org · 01422 244890
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Calderdale 48.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,624
- 98% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.3%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 349 families put the school first and 320 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 320 | 349 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 320 | 331 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 323 | 399 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 320 | 392 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 322 | 377 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 41.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Calderdale it was 48.7, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade B- (35.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 2.8 | −7.6 |
| Further education | 43.4 | +5.8 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 2.5 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 students | B- (35.5) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 111 students | B- (35.8) | Above average +0.21 | |
| 61 students | Dist+ (40.3) | Above average +0.56 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 137 | C (31.5) | -0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 137 | C (30.8) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | C+ (32.3) | +0.37 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 13 | +10 |
| Apprenticeship | 25 | +15 |
| Employment | 38 | +18 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | +5 |
| Activity not captured | 13 | +9 |
Ofsted
Trinity Academy Halifax was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (272 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 272
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (19%) with SEND