The Halifax Academy

The Halifax Academy is a mixed all-through school located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.HistoryThe 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. 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, and in 2007 was judged as 'outstanding' by Ofsted. It received a visit from the Queen in May 2004.The school's first Headteacher was Robert Ridley who was succeeded by Jeremy Waxman in 1998. Jeremy Waxman left after ten years in 2008 and, following Christian Markham's headship (2008–2009), and the acting headship (2009–2010) of Deputy Head Stefan Sotnyk, Jackie Nellis, a former Assistant Headteacher at the school, was appointed Headteacher from April 2010.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.