Academy converter · Calderdale

The Halifax Academy

4–16Ages
1,461Pupils
All-throughPhase
140326URN

Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Calderdale median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective

246 applications for 185 places · 13th of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.6of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

11th of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Calderdale median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

246 applications · 185 places offered · 157 named it first

2026 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2022 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.4
2020 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
2018 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.4
2016 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.4
2015 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.6 per place (72 applications for 45 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	185	246	1.3	157	0.85
Sep 2025	195	319	1.6	223	1.14
Sep 2024	210	271	1.3	191	0.91
Sep 2023	203	321	1.6	208	1.02
Sep 2022	202	290	1.4	199	0.99
Sep 2021	206	315	1.5	199	0.97
Sep 2020	207	291	1.4	198	0.96
Sep 2019	206	296	1.4	204	0.99
Sep 2018	193	254	1.3	179	0.93
Sep 2017	198	299	1.5	195	0.98
Sep 2016	177	268	1.5	157	0.89
Sep 2015	180	276	1.5	179	0.99
Sep 2014	173	280	1.6	157	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

206 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.611th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%11th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	206	39.6	30%	52%	–
2024/25	205	44.1	32%	55%	–
2023/24	199	40.9	32%	55%	−0.20
2022/23	199	44.7	32%	53%	+0.30

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Halifax AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Grammar
1.5 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
The Crossley Heath School
1.7 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Trinity Academy Halifax
3.4 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Ryburn Valley High School
3.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
The North Halifax Grammar School
3.6 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 69.6Attainment 8 Selective
Park Lane Academy
4.1 km · Calderdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
The Calder Learning Trust
5.5 km · Calderdale

Good2022

1.6applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Bradford
5.5 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.6applications per place 45.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 140326 · 381/4035
Trust: Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,320 pupils · 1,461 on roll
Free school meals: 41.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Halifax High at Wellesley Park (URN 107566)
Address: Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources