Academy sponsor led · Calderdale

Trinity Academy Grammar

11–16Ages
968Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144946URN

Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Calderdale median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective

354 applications for 178 places · 7th of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.4of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

9th of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Calderdale median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

354 applications · 178 places offered · 132 named it first

2026 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2
2023 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2
2022 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.3
2021 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.4
2020 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2018 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as Sowerby Bridge High School (URN 107563), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	178	354	2.0	132	0.74
Sep 2025	183	353	1.9	127	0.69
Sep 2024	186	353	1.9	132	0.71
Sep 2023	192	350	1.8	130	0.68
Sep 2022	171	394	2.3	122	0.71
Sep 2021	216	414	1.9	117	0.54
Sep 2020	163	334	2.1	74	0.45
Sep 2019	207	272	1.3	64	0.31
Sep 2018 *	116	212	1.8	51	0.44
Sep 2017 *	175	274	1.6	75	0.43
Sep 2016 *	158	310	2.0	64	0.41
Sep 2015 *	167	330	2.0	64	0.38
Sep 2014 *	167	386	2.3	88	0.53

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

191 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.49th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%8th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	191	45.4	41%	59%	–
2024/25	162	46.3	41%	64%	–
2023/24	197	44.5	46%	66%	+0.38
2022/23	115	39.9	36%	50%	+0.23

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

Trinity Academy GrammarThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
The Halifax Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Ryburn Valley High School
1.9 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
The Crossley Heath School
2.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Park Lane Academy
4.3 km · Calderdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2022

1.6applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Halifax
4.9 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
The North Halifax Grammar School
5.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 69.6Attainment 8 Selective
The Brooksbank School
5.3 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144946 · 381/4007
Trust: Trinity Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 968 on roll
Free school meals: 55.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Sowerby Bridge High School (URN 107563)
Address: Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Local authority: Calderdale

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