The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA
1,461 pupils · 111% of 1,320 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 41%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 June 2023, published 1 August 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 40 | 72 | 44 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 185 | 157 | 246 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 49 | 75 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 195 | 223 | 319 | 195 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 48 | 84 | 49 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 210 | 191 | 271 | 210 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 38 | 62 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 203 | 208 | 321 | 203 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Calder Learning Trust 5.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Appleton Academy 8.3 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Dixons Allerton Academy 10 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bradford Academy 12.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Batley Grammar School 16.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Carr Manor Community School 25.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.