Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Fairhurst
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 968
- URN
- 144946
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422831011
About this school
Trinity Academy Grammar is a secondary academy in Sowerby Bridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 968 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 115 | 197 | 162 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | 44.5 | 46.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 -0.04 to +0.50 | +0.38 +0.17 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 46.2% | 40.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 65.5% | 63.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 65% | 63% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trinity Academy Grammar 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 | 39.9 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 39 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.3 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 918 |
| 2023/24 | 984 |
| 2024/25 | 982 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Academy Grammar compares
Trinity Academy Grammar ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Calderdale for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.3 | 9% | 54.5% | 968 | — |
| Ryburn Valley High School | 48.7 | 9.3% | 25.9% | 1,589 | 1.2 miles |
| The Crossley Heath School | 74.5 | 4.6% | 11.6% | 1,179 | 1.3 miles |
| Park Lane Academy | 40.9 | 8.6% | 56.4% | 481 | 2.7 miles |
| Trinity Academy Halifax | 44.5 | 6.4% | 37.6% | 1,624 | 3.0 miles |
| The North Halifax Grammar School | 68.5 | 4.8% | 6.4% | 1,207 | 3.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.48%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryburn Valley High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sowerby Bridge
-
The Crossley Heath School1.3 miles
Secondary · Halifax
-
Park Lane Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Halifax
-
Trinity Academy Halifax3.0 miles
Secondary · Halifax
-
The North Halifax Grammar School3.1 miles
Secondary · Halifax
Other schools in Sowerby Bridge
- Ryburn Valley High School Secondary
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Norland CE School Primary
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St John's Primary School In Rishworth Primary
- St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School Primary
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Trinity Academy St Peter's Primary
- Rishworth School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Academy Grammar teach?
- Trinity Academy Grammar teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sowerby Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Academy Grammar?
- The headteacher of Trinity Academy Grammar is Elizabeth Fairhurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Academy Grammar last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy Grammar, 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 Grammar?
- Trinity Academy Grammar has 968 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Trinity Academy Grammar full?
- Trinity Academy Grammar has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 968 on roll (92%), 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 Grammar a faith school?
- No. Trinity Academy Grammar has no designated religious character.
- Is Trinity Academy Grammar a selective school?
- No. Trinity Academy Grammar is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Trinity Academy Grammar?
- Trinity Academy Grammar 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.
- What SEN provision does Trinity Academy Grammar have?
- The schools register lists Trinity Academy Grammar's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Trinity Academy Grammar's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.9 in 2022/23 and 46.3 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 Grammar rank locally?
- Trinity Academy Grammar ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Calderdale for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% 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 Grammar's absence rate?
- Trinity Academy Grammar's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Academy Grammar's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Academy Grammar'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 10 July 2026.