Lightcliffe Academy

State-Funded School

lightcliffe-academy-calderdale-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

CalderdaleLocal Authority

Calder ValleyConstituency

HX3 8TLPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Lightcliffe Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 788 pupils. Lightcliffe Academy is part of Abbey Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.16

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

788

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 788
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Abbey Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
22 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 Jan 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.