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Trinity Academy Akroydon

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Oliver Grant-Roberts

corporate_fareTRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHalifax, HX3 6PU

language Visit Website phone 1422351291

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

285

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Trinity Academy Akroydon is a Academy converter primary school in Halifax, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Trinity Academy Akroydon is an academy converter in Halifax, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #45 of 75 primaries in Calderdale and #8,162 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading66% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 69%

Maths70% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.7

0.5 to 4.0

-0.7

Write

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 0.9

-0.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.0 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.3

-2.7 to 1.8

-1.9

Write

LA -1.0

-4.0 to 0.1

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-3.3 to 0.5

-3.3

Write

LA -1.2

-5.1 to -1.5

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.7 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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03 December 2019

Inspection Report

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04 February 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-12-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-11-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-01-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 229 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	229	4	1.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	233	4	1.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	252	6	2.4%	0.8%	2
2023/24 (Spring term)	254	3	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	257	15	5.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	282	2	0.7%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	285	9	3.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	289	5	1.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	323	6	1.9%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	328	13	4.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	331	5	1.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	367	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	363	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	365	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	390	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	390	6	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	373	6	1.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	355	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	354	6	1.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	371	7	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	373	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	372	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	378	9	2.4%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Trinity Academy Akroydon

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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