Beech Hill SchoolTrinity Academy Akroydon

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Halifax.

Summary of the comparison

Beech Hill School and Trinity Academy Akroydon are primary schools in Halifax.

  • Beech Hill School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Trinity Academy Akroydon scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beech Hill School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Beech Hill School was judged Good and Trinity Academy Akroydon was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Beech Hill School and 55.0% for Trinity Academy Akroydon.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Beech Hill School (75.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Trinity Academy Akroydon (51.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Beech Hill School versus Trinity Academy Akroydon compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HalifaxBeech Hill SchoolHalifaxTrinity Academy AkroydonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking12th of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure40th of 81 in Calderdale
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll538 229
Capacity682 401
LocationHalifax, HX1 5TN Halifax, HX3 6PU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census538 229
Free school meals (ever 6)38.5% 40.6%
English as an additional language78.6% 7.4%
SEN support18.2% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.0% 10.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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