# Shelley College, A Share Academy

Shelley College, A Share Academy is a secondary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 13 to 18.

It had 1,274 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137352. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 13 to 18
- Pupils: 1,274
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 137352

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Shelley College, A Share Academy was 51.8, against 46.0 in Kirklees and 46.2 in England.
59.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59.2% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77.1% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 353 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Aidan's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-academy-e143228): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Skelmanthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skelmanthorpe-academy-e143230): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [Denby Dale First and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denby-dale-first-and-nursery-school-e107688): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137352)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137352)

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