Lightcliffe Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber HX3 8TL · Calderdale
#290 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3232 of 4,090 nationally
About Lightcliffe Academy
Lightcliffe Academy is a academy secondary located in Halifax, in the Calderdale local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 788 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 24.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 290th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (32th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (20th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 788; capacity filled 58.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 48%; ebacc average points 3.16.
There are 50 schools in Halifax; Lightcliffe Academy ranks 38th of 48 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)38.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)25.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Lightcliffe Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 788
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 58.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 38.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 25.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 48%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.16
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Lightcliffe Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
195 students · 229 m away
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
370 students · 751 m away
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
183 students · 858 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
196 students · 954 m away
Brighouse High School
Brighouse · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,317 students · 1.1 km away
Trinity Academy St Chad's
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
121 students · 1.1 km away
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
156 students · 1.5 km away
Shirley Manor Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
168 students · 1.7 km away
Hipperholme Grammar School
Calderdale · Independent all-through · Ages 3–16
285 students · 1.7 km away
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
224 students · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
789 students
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
786 students
Rossett School
Harrogate · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
785 students
Upper Batley High School
Batley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
784 students
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
784 students
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
784 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Lightcliffe Academy a good school?
Lightcliffe Academy has a Success Index (England) of 24.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #290 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Lightcliffe Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Lightcliffe Academy ranks #290 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3232 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Lightcliffe Academy?
Lightcliffe Academy had 788 students in 2025.
Is Lightcliffe Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Lightcliffe Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Lightcliffe Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Lightcliffe Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.