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Whitehill Community Academy

Primary

Calderdale · Halifax · HX2 9RL https://whitehill.trinitymat.org/

Pupils
626
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
626
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
626
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2008Outstanding
AddressOccupation Lane, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9RL
Telephone01422244471
Local authorityCalderdale
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£6718 spend / pupil£7303 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyWhitehill Community Trust SchoolClosed · from 2011-04-01

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
100%
Responses
13
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

31%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

92%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

70%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

100%

Q9. My child does well at this school

100%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

100%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

100%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

92%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

92%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
+11pp
67%62%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
66%
LA AVG 69.96%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 25.96%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.09
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.38
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
626
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 22.41:1
EAL
3%
LA AVG 10.91%
FSM eligible
29%
LA AVG 28.15%
SEN
21%
LA AVG 20.46%
Overall absence
5%
LA AVG 5.04%
Persistent absence
8%
LA AVG 11.68%

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%11%82%29%78%16%75%19%86%66%106.0104.0102.021%626
2023/2456%3%68%17%69%6%67%18%80%66%102.0103.0103.021%671
2022/2361%7%69%18%77%11%77%20%85%74%103.0104.0104.0-1.20+1.30+0.4020%700
2018/1960%8%68%22%73%12%85%20%84%76%103.0104.0104.0-0.40-1.50-0.3020%689
2017/1856%3%65%14%76%10%76%12%84%68%103.0103.0103.0-1.30-0.10-0.3021%686
2016/1761%8%80%32%83%12%75%27%89%83%105.0104.0106.0+0.50-0.60-0.4027%665

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562623.221%3%29%5%8%
2023/2467121.721%2%33%6%15%
2022/2370021.920%2%36%5%11%
2021/2270322.221%2%35%6%13%
2020/2169320.524%2%30%
2018/1968923.920%2%28%3%6%
2017/1868626.921%2%30%3%5%
2016/1766522.927%2%26%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.