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Trinity Sixth Form Academy

16 plus · Halifax · HX1 1UN

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At a glance

912 pupils · 107% of 850 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools 16 to 19
Age range
16–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://sixth.trinitymat.org/
URN
139433

In figures

In the 2016/17 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 18.1% of sessions, against 4.5% across England. It had 912 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
32.7
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 54% (Calderdale 65%, England 59%) · Asian Pakistani 25% (Calderdale 18%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Calderdale 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Calderdale 3%, England 7%) · Black African 3% (Calderdale 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 3% (Calderdale 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Calderdale 1%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Calderdale 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Calderdale 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2016/17 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
18.1%
England 4.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
78.6%
England 10.7%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Calderdale: 22.84 suspensions and 0.29 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

55.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,720; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,898
Typical 16 plus school£6,307

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for 16 plus schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 14% (12%) · educational supplies 13% (7%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 0% (1%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £255,000; in-year balance +£352,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
59%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
17%
Any sustained destination
86%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways32.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health37.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier11.1%62.3%
Social housing30.5%17.1%
Privately rented58.1%20.5%
Detached houses0.2%22.9%
Flats87.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms3.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van69.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034582 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£125,000209 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£93,000–£180,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (19)£360,000
Semi-detached (21)£180,000
Terraced (97)£115,000
Flat (72)£104,500

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
11an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
105an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
24an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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