The Whitley AP Academy
Academy alternative provision converter school in Halifax (Calderdale).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Whitley AP Academy is a alternative provision school located in Halifax, Calderdale. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. The Headteacher is Phillip Hannah.
Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 146204
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Eastwood Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Laura Humble | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jayne Crampton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Emma Eastwood Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chris Sylge | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Zeb | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Bottomley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carol Stone | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Phillip Hannah | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record