Trinity Academy Whitehill
Occupation Lane, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Kimberley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 593
- URN
- 136547
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422244471
About this school
Trinity Academy Whitehill is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 593 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 90 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 56% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 68% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 66% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trinity Academy Whitehill has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 700 |
| 2023/24 | 671 |
| 2024/25 | 626 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Academy Whitehill compares
Trinity Academy Whitehill ranked 31st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.7% | 29% | 593 | — |
| Abbey Park Academy | 85% | 5.4% | 51.8% | 217 | 0.4 miles |
| Bradshaw Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 14.2% | 323 | 0.7 miles |
| Moorside Community Primary School | 55% | 7.4% | 52.9% | 231 | 0.8 miles |
| Ash Green Community Primary School | 42% | 6.3% | 62% | 440 | 1.0 miles |
| St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 8.1% | 62% | 172 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 22 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.99%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 8.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey Park Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Bradshaw Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Moorside Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Ash Green Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Trinity Academy Whitehill ranks 16th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Halifax.
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Academy Whitehill teach?
- Trinity Academy Whitehill teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Academy Whitehill?
- The headteacher of Trinity Academy Whitehill is Mr Christopher Kimberley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Academy Whitehill last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy Whitehill, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Trinity Academy Whitehill?
- Trinity Academy Whitehill has 593 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Trinity Academy Whitehill full?
- Trinity Academy Whitehill has capacity for 630 pupils and 593 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Trinity Academy Whitehill a faith school?
- No. Trinity Academy Whitehill has no designated religious character.
- Does Trinity Academy Whitehill have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Trinity Academy Whitehill as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Trinity Academy Whitehill?
- Trinity Academy Whitehill is part of TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trinity Academy Whitehill's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trinity Academy Whitehill rank locally?
- Trinity Academy Whitehill ranked 31st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trinity Academy Whitehill's absence rate?
- Trinity Academy Whitehill's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Academy Whitehill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Academy Whitehill's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.