OFSTED
24 September 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Calderdale
Trust
ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
788
788 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
424
53.8% of pupils
Male pupils
364
46.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.6 pts
above England
School
35.4%
Calderdale
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.4 pts
below England
School
4.9%
Calderdale
14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Calderdale
1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.8%
668
Any other White background
3.0%
24
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
22
White and Asian
1.6%
13
African
1.5%
12
Pakistani
1.5%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.0%
197 of
788 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.5
0.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.37 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.15 pts
higher than
England
School
9.37%
Calderdale
5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.94 pts
higher than
England
School
30.75%
Calderdale
13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.01 pts
higher than
England
School
3.82%
Calderdale
1.03%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
58.4%
33.9 pts
below England
Lightcliffe Academy
58.4%
Calderdale
91.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.