Lightcliffe Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Stoney Lane
 Lightcliffe
 Halifax
 West Yorkshire HX3 8TL
Telephone: 01422 201028
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Abbey Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Abbey Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Joanne Hackett (since January 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Paul Cooper
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 45.38 / 14.28
Non-teaching Staff*: 42.94
Number of pupils: 820
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.1
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 31.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Calderdale
Constituency: Calder Valley
Electoral Ward: Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
School Number: 3815404

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th September 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Cliffe Hill Community Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Lightcliffe C of E Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  3. Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School (0.8km) show on map
  4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  5. Brighouse High School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Trinity Academy St Chad's (1.2km) show on map
  7. St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School (1.5km) show on map
  8. Shirley Manor Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  9. Hipperholme Grammar School (1.7km) show on map
  10. St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  11. Scholes Village Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  12. Appleton Academy (2.4km) show on map
  13. Worthinghead Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  14. Longroyde Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  15. Rastrick High School (3.0km) show on map
  16. St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton (3.0km) show on map
  17. Withinfields Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  18. Woodhouse Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  19. Woodside Academy (3.4km) show on map
  20. The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form (3.5km) show on map
  21. Northowram Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  22. Shelf Junior and Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  23. Salterlee Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  24. Hill Top CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  25. St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre ... (3.8km) show on map
  26. Field Lane Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  27. Millcourt School (3.8km) show on map
  28. High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School (3.8km) show on map
  29. Highbury School (4.0km) show on map
  30. Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy (4.0km) show on map
  31. Carr Green Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  32. Whitechapel Church of England Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  33. Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  34. Low Moor CofE Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  35. Farfield Primary and Nursery School (4.4km) show on map
  36. Broadbeck Learning Centre (4.4km) show on map
  37. Old Earth Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  38. St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Vol... (4.4km) show on map
  39. Siddal Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  40. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  41. St Paul's CofE Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  42. Hightown Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  43. Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  44. Trinity Sixth Form Academy (4.6km) show on map
  45. Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy (4.7km) show on map
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  47. Stafford Hall School (4.8km) show on map
  48. Park Lane Academy (4.8km) show on map
  49. Home Farm Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  50. Wibsey Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  51. Reevy Hill Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  52. All Saints Catholic College (5.1km) show on map
  53. Hartshead Junior and Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  54. William Henry Smith Specialist College (5.1km) show on map
  55. Pivot Academy (5.2km) show on map
  56. Howard Park Community School (5.2km) show on map
  57. Compass Community School North (5.3km) show on map
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  60. St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
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  65. Roberttown CofE Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  66. Fixby Junior and Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  67. Ravenscliffe High School (5.6km) show on map
  68. West Vale Academy (5.6km) show on map
  69. St Thomas CE Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  70. Calderdale College (5.7km) show on map
  71. Stocks Lane Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  72. Co-op Academy Southfield (5.7km) show on map
  73. Co-op Academy Grange (5.7km) show on map
  74. St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery (5.7km) show on map
  75. Beacon Lights Schools (5.8km) show on map
  76. Bankfoot Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  77. Copley Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  78. Savile Park Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  79. Lee Mount Academy (5.9km) show on map
  80. St Augustine's CofE School (5.9km) show on map
  81. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy (5.9km) show on map
  82. Trinity Academy Bradford (5.9km) show on map
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  84. The Gleddings School (6.0km) show on map
  85. Eternal Light (6.0km) show on map
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  87. Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  88. St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (6.0km) show on map
  89. Bradford Beacon School (6.0km) show on map
  90. Ashbrow School (6.0km) show on map
  91. Southmere Primary Academy (6.0km) show on map
  92. Newhall Park Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  93. The Crossley Heath School (6.0km) show on map
  94. Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School (6.1km) show on map
  95. Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School (6.1km) show on map
  96. The Brooksbank School (6.1km) show on map
  97. Hollybank School (6.1km) show on map
  98. Hollingwood Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  99. Shibden Head Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  100. Brackenhill Primary School (6.2km) show on map
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