Trinity Academy St Chad's
Upper Green Lane, Hove Edge, Brighouse, HD6 2PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Dawson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Sponsor
- Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 146959
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484712361
About this school
Trinity Academy St Chad's is a Church of England primary academy in Brighouse. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 121 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 73% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 97% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 St Chad's 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 | 83% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Academy St Chad's compares
Trinity Academy St Chad's ranked 9th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.9% | 15.1% | 121 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse | 65% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 196 | 0.2 miles |
| Cliffe Hill Community Primary School | 50% | 8.4% | 56.4% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School | — | 5% | 22.6% | 156 | 0.7 miles |
| Lightcliffe C of E Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 370 | 0.7 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School | 68% | 4.1% | 31.2% | 224 | 0.9 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)
- 15.08%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 6.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse0.2 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Brighouse
Other schools in Brighouse
Trinity Academy St Chad's ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Brighouse.
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Primary
- Carr Green Primary School Primary
- Field Lane Primary School Primary
- Longroyde Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School Primary
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Primary
- Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Brighouse High School Secondary
- Rastrick High School Secondary
- Highbury School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Academy St Chad's teach?
- Trinity Academy St Chad's teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Academy St Chad's?
- The headteacher of Trinity Academy St Chad's is Ms Rachel Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Academy St Chad's last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy St Chad's, 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 St Chad's?
- Trinity Academy St Chad's has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Trinity Academy St Chad's full?
- Trinity Academy St Chad's has capacity for 210 pupils and 121 on roll (58%), 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 St Chad's a faith school?
- Yes. Trinity Academy St Chad's is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Trinity Academy St Chad's have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trinity Academy St Chad's as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Trinity Academy St Chad's?
- Trinity Academy St Chad's 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 St Chad's's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 81% 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 St Chad's rank locally?
- Trinity Academy St Chad's ranked 9th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% 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 St Chad's's absence rate?
- Trinity Academy St Chad's's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Academy St Chad's's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Academy St Chad's'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.