Trinity Academy Whitehill

Whitehill Community Academy has demonstrated a solid overall performance, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. Pupils exhibit high levels of happiness, with above-average attendance and exemplary behaviour, creating a positive school environment. The school's inclusive approach, supported by a dedicated staff team for students with special educational needs and disabilities, receives commendation from parents and the community. Furthermore, the leadership team is proactive in fostering a supportive atmosphere, contributing to the school's strong reputation among families.

Strengths

• Pupils are very happy and enjoy coming to school.
• Attendance is above the national average.
• Behaviour is exemplary with no bullying.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with high parental involvement.
• Inclusive practices support pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-designed mathematics curriculum that builds on prior learning.
• Dedicated leadership that is valued by teachers and parents.

Areas for Improvement

• Delays in teaching Year 1 phonics sounds prevent some pupils from progressing effectively.
• Infrequent opportunities for teachers to hear pupils read their reading books.

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 Whitehill attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.8% of pupils at Trinity Academy Whitehill were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 Whitehill had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 16.4% of pupils at Trinity Academy Whitehill were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Trinity Academy Whitehill received £7,400 and spent £7,283 for each of its 626 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £55,000 (£88 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.

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

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

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

What is Trinity Academy Whitehill's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trinity Academy Whitehill is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Trinity Academy Whitehill last inspected by Ofsted?

Trinity Academy Whitehill was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Trinity Academy Whitehill have?

Trinity Academy Whitehill has 593 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trinity Academy Whitehill cover?

Trinity Academy Whitehill for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Trinity Academy Whitehill's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Trinity Academy Whitehill?

Trinity Academy Whitehill is at Occupation Lane, Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9RL.