Shelley First School
School Terrace, Huddersfield, HD8 8HU
159 pupils · 81% of 196 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 1.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 March 2023, published 14 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 65 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 28 | 55 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 17 | 66 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 31 | 30 | 81 | 31 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 24 | 79 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 26 | 67 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 32 | 30 | 85 | 32 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shepley First School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Cumberworth CofE First School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Highburton CofE First Academy 2.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Birdsedge First School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.