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Lightcliffe Academy
Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, Halifax HX3 8TL
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
788
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,350
Local authority
Calderdale
Abbey Multi Academy Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Lightcliffe Academy
Lightcliffe Academy is a secondary academy in Halifax, Calderdale, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Abbey Multi Academy Trust.
It has 788 pupils on roll and room for 1,350. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 788
- Capacity
- 1,350 pupils
- Free school meals
- 35.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Abbey Multi Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137036
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