The Halifax Academy

The Halifax Academy
Entrance to the school grounds
Address
Map
Gibbet Street

Halifax
,
West Yorkshire
,
HX2 0BA

England
Coordinates53°43′27″N 1°53′36″W / 53.7241°N 1.8932°W / 53.7241; -1.8932
Information
TypeAcademy
Department for Education URN140326 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMatt Perry
GenderMixed
Age4 to 16
Enrolment1000+ as of January 2019
HousesOrion, Pegasus, Auriga
Websitethehalifaxacademy.org

The Halifax Academy (formerly Halifax High) is a mixed all-through school located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The school is predominantly made up of children from a South Asian background.

History

The school's name derives from the original The Halifax High School, a school in a town centre Victorian building off Huddersfield Road. The school was relocated to The former Wellesley Barracks in 2005.[1] The Duke of Wellington's regiment regimental depot was based at the barracks until 1958.

Halifax High was formed in 1992 following the amalgamation of the Clare Hall and Haugh Shaw Schools. By 2003 the school was the tenth most improved in England according to government performance tables,[citation needed] and in 2007 was judged as 'outstanding' by Ofsted.[citation needed] It received a visit from the Queen in May 2004.[2]

The school was converted to academy status on 1 November 2013 and was renamed The Halifax Academy. Previously a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16, in September 2014 the school opened a primary school phase and became an all-through school for pupils aged 4 to 16.[3]

The March 2013 Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) inspection rated the school as Grade 2 (Good) for overall effectiveness. It judged that the school had improved in mathematics and English. Pupil behaviour was considered 'good' because of the effectiveness of the school’s house system, and attendance was above average.[citation needed]

The current Headteacher of the school is Matt Perry.

Subjects

Mathematics, Science, English Language and English Literature is compulsory for all students to study until they leave the Academy. When students enter Year 9 they will be given the choice to choose 2 or 3 subjects from the following:

Art, Computer Science, Design, Geography, Graphic Communications, Health & Social Care, History, ICT, Spanish, German, Photography, PE, Religious Studies and Sport. They will sit GCSE examinations for these subjects in the second half of Year 11.

House system

Pupils belong to one of three houses: Auriga, Orion and Pegasus – house names were chosen by pupils when the school moved from the previous location to Wellesley Park.[citation needed] There are competitions between houses each year, including a sports day and inter-house games. Houses and tutor groups raise money for charities such as Comic Relief and Children in Need. A pupil's house is identified by tie colour: sky blue for Auriga; dark maroon for Orion; and royal blue for Pegasus.[citation needed] This can be seen as accents on the student's ties.

Incidents

Violent protests involving hundreds of students led to disruption and vandalism occurring in 2009 and 2020. In both instances, projectiles such as eggs were thrown and police were called to the school grounds to break up the pupils. [4][5]

On 8 October 2021, the school was evacuated after a hoax bomb threat.

References

  1. ^ Halifax Courier - Halifax barracks will always have a place in our hearts
  2. ^ "Boy identifies Queen 'from coin'". 27 May 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Primary - Halifax High". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.
  4. ^ Stokes, Paul (18 March 2009). "Police called to pupil's angry protest over suspended teacher". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ Wilcox, Sal (16 March 2020). "Halifax Academy responds to student protest". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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