Trinity Academy Halifax

Trinity Academy Halifax has been evaluated as outstanding across all areas during this inspection, showcasing an impressive quality of education and strong leadership. The school's ambitious curriculum effectively supports all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). With a focus on personal development, the school prepares students with the necessary skills and knowledge for future success. Despite the school's historical outcomes not fully reflecting the deep knowledge pupils acquire, leaders are committed to continuous improvement and excellence.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious and well-designed curriculum for all pupils
• Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Strong leadership with high expectations for pupil behaviour
• Calm classrooms that promote focused learning
• Effective processes for supporting additional needs
• Commitment to personal development and character building
• Regular and systematic tracking of pupils' understanding
• A comprehensive approach to improving reading fluency among pupils
• Strong support for mental health and well-being of students
• Engagement in community and citizenship through various programs

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Trinity Academy Halifax attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.8% of pupils at Trinity Academy Halifax were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Trinity Academy Halifax had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.2% of pupils at Trinity Academy Halifax were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Trinity Academy Halifax received £9,275 and spent £8,766 for each of its 1,605 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £620,000 (£386 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Trinity Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,544 and spending £8,213 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Halifax · Calderdale local authority: places and applications

Trinity Academy Halifax is part of Trinity Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Trinity Academy Whitehill Halifax
• Trinity Academy Akroydon Halifax
• Trinity Academy Bradford Bradford
• Trinity Sixth Form Academy Halifax
• Trinity Academy Grammar Sowerby Bridge
• Trinity Academy St Chad's Brighouse
• Trinity Academy St Peter's Sowerby Bridge
• Trinity Academy Leeds Leeds
• Trinity Academy Cathedral Wakefield
• Trinity Academy St. Edwards Barnsley

What is Trinity Academy Halifax's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trinity Academy Halifax is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Trinity Academy Halifax last inspected by Ofsted?

Trinity Academy Halifax was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Trinity Academy Halifax have?

Trinity Academy Halifax has 1,624 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trinity Academy Halifax cover?

Trinity Academy Halifax for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Trinity Academy Halifax's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.4, and 52% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Trinity Academy Halifax?

Trinity Academy Halifax is at Shay Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9TZ.