Shelley First School

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School type

First school

Ages 4–10

Key Stage 2 performance

Shelley First School is a first school for pupils aged 4–10. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

26 first choices, 26 places

First choices per place

1.00

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 26 places

First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9220220.9720230.9020241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Shelley First School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 4–10
Pupils on roll: 170
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

3.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

0.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

12.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

3.8%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

6.7%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

23.0

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£5,406

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Kirkburton Middle School Huddersfield · 1.2 mi 42.6 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield · 2.4 mi 59.6 Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield · 2.8 mi 57.7 Scissett Middle School Huddersfield · 2.9 mi 46.5 Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Holmfirth · 2.9 mi 65.2 New Mill Junior School Holmfirth · 3.0 mi 44.7 Grange Moor Primary School Wakefield · 3.3 mi 21.4 All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Huddersfield · 3.3 mi 36.4

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Shelley First School at a glance

Located in Huddersfield, Kirklees, Shelley First School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 170 pupils aged 4 to 10. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Shelley First School their first choice was offered one of its 26 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 23.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.