The Halifax Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber HX2 0BA · Calderdale
#252 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2809 of 4,090 nationally
About The Halifax Academy
The Halifax Academy is a academy all-through located in Halifax, in the Calderdale local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 4–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,461 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 32.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 252nd of 366 ranked all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (45th percentile), and its weakest is ks2: higher standard (18th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,461; capacity filled 110.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 54.6%; ebacc average points 3.54.
There are 50 schools in Halifax; The Halifax Academy ranks 32nd of 48 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)58%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)2%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)44.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)32.2%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)41%
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 The Halifax Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,461
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 41%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 110.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 58%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 2%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
- Attainment 8
- 44.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 32.2%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 54.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.54
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Halifax Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
330 students · 491 m away
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
159 students · 613 m away
Mount Pellon Primary Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
303 students · 625 m away
Warley Road Primary Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
518 students · 774 m away
St Augustine's CofE School
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
156 students · 1.1 km away
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
535 students · 1.2 km away
Beacon Lights Schools
Halifax · Independent all-through · Ages 4–16
209 students · 1.3 km away
Lee Mount Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
274 students · 1.4 km away
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School
Sowerby Bridge · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
70 students · 1.4 km away
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Sowerby Bridge · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
227 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Hinde House 2-16 Academy
Sheffield · Academy all-through · Ages 2–16
1,456 students
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,470 students
The Brooksbank School
Elland · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,446 students
Castleford Academy
Castleford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,480 students
Elliott Hudson College
Leeds · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
1,480 students
Leeds West Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,432 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Halifax Academy a good school?
The Halifax Academy has a Success Index (England) of 32.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #252 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 The Halifax Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
The Halifax Academy ranks #252 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2809 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Halifax Academy?
The Halifax Academy had 1,461 students in 2025.
Is The Halifax Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Halifax Academy is classified as a all-through covering Ages 4–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Halifax Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Halifax Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.