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Lightcliffe Academy

Halifax, United Kingdom
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Rating Breakdown

Based on verified reviews
Safety & Security 1.6
Teaching Quality 1.8
Communication 1.8
Student Wellbeing 2.1
Facilities 1.7

Parent Survey

Official Ofsted Parent View data • 79 responses • 9.6% response rate

View on Ofsted

My child is happy at this school

72.2% positive 26.6% negative

My child feels safe at this school

75.9% positive 22.8% negative

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

69.6% positive 27.9% negative

The school has high expectations for my child

73.5% positive 20.3% negative

My child does well at this school

69.6% positive 24% negative

I would recommend this school to another parent

Data from Ofsted Parent View as of September 2025. Based on 79 parent responses to the official Ofsted survey.

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
48.2
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

38.7
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
-0.37
Progress 8
Below average
29.6%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
55.2%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

4.9% entered EBacc
2.0% achieved EBacc
203 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 14

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Anonymous
Parent Dec 1, 2022
1.0

"it’s shit "

the school says they have things in place for everything but they lie through their teeth about everything, some teachers are good others are just shit
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Nov 15, 2022
2.0

"Poor School"

Hardly any teachers that know what they are doing in some areas. Behaviour system isn’t great at all.
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
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Anonymous
Parent Oct 20, 2022
5.0

"It's the best!"

It's so wonderful here everyone is so kind and lovely I love this place.
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
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Anonymous
Parent Apr 12, 2022
1.0

"Awful"

So loud there’s no room in the corridors, teachers only care if you wear jewelry, they don’t care about the students metal health and they don’t even let you go to the toilet
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 31, 2022
1.0

"CRAP SCHOOOOOLL"

Honesty if I could give 0 stars I would! It's crap there they don't care about your mental health and have no justice for the bullied and don't care if you've been told slurrs, or sexist to. Would not reccomend
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jul 29, 2021
1.0

"Former student: Left in 2020"

It was awful there were only about 3 good teachers in the entire school and there was no discipline to the bully’s or homophobic and sexist boys and girls there. They didn’t care if you struggle with your mental health either. Honestly the best. Don’t go here unless you want to develop depression. I didn’t even have a real science teacher for 3 years or a real math teacher for a year. They blame the child if they fail a test not that they weren’t actually taught it when normally we were not taught it.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jun 11, 2021
1.0

"Racism in school"

I went to this school in year 7 and experienced so much racism I had to move. The teachers barely did anything and seemed unbothered. Wouldn’t recommend anyone going to this school. The students are rude, disrespectful and discriminate against those students of a different background/religion etc.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent May 27, 2021
1.0

"Behaviour is out of control"

I fear for my child and the teachers. The leadership is terrible, the head is weak. Behaviour is out of control.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Apr 18, 2021
1.0

"Really Crap"

It is rubbish. I don’t recommend
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 28, 2021
2.0

"Pretty poor "

Behaviour is pretty poor and it’s just a dreadful place to be, abysmal learning
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 2/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 23, 2021
1.0

"grim !!!"

Terrible school. Someone smeared a turd on the wall and no one did anything.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 12, 2021
5.0

"Great"

I overall had an amazing experience, it’s really sad that the 6th form has been closed as I would’ve stayed on! The teachers are amazing and i overall had a good experience. Would recommend :)
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 4/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 4, 2021
1.0

"This schools rubbish "

Rubbish school don't take your child there, they will get bullied and the teaching and behaviour system is the worse, it needs shutting down
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 3, 2021
3.0

"Lightcliffe academy "

Relly good support fot LGBTQ+ students but behavior it is offen loud and are ofen alot of misbehaving students espesualy in year 8 (12-13 year olds) teahers offen cant get the class under controle
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5

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