Lightcliffe Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Halifax, HX3 8TL
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Brighouse High School
Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Local ranking9th of 13 secondary schools in Calderdale
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1430
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 199
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 14.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
83
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 264
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1302
- Boys
- 634 (48%)
- Girls
- 683 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1430 (92% full)
- SEND
- 16.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.8%
- EAL
- 3.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 80.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,847/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.3%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
90.3%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Finkil Street
Brighouse, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 136604
- UKPRN
- 10033231
- Establishment No.
- 5406
- Trust
- BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
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