Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jack Wyatt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- SHARE Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,319
- Pupils on roll
- 1,274
- URN
- 137352
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484868777
About this school
Shelley College, A Share Academy is a secondary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 1,274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shelley College, A Share Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 359 | 357 | 356 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 | 52.1 | 51.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.43 to +0.72 | +0.56 +0.41 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 61.3% | 59.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 80.4% | 78.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 77.3% | 79.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shelley College, A Share Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.7 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.1 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.3 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,314 |
| 2023/24 | 1,300 |
| 2024/25 | 1,279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shelley College, A Share Academy compares
Shelley College, A Share Academy ranked 3rd of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.3 | 6% | 14.2% | 1,274 | — |
| King James's School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 27.5% | 1,055 | 4.1 miles |
| Penistone Grammar School | 53.6 | 7.1% | 15.5% | 1,946 | 4.2 miles |
| Holmfirth High School | 58.6 | 6.6% | 17.8% | 1,328 | 4.4 miles |
| Darton Academy | 52.1 | 7.3% | 22.9% | 1,099 | 4.9 miles |
| Honley High School | 50.6 | 9.1% | 23% | 1,240 | 5.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.23%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 15.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King James's School4.1 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Penistone Grammar School4.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Holmfirth High School4.4 miles
Secondary · Holmfirth
-
Darton Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Barnsley
-
Honley High School5.0 miles
Secondary · Holmfirth
Other schools in Huddersfield
Shelley College, A Share Academy ranks 1st of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Colne Valley High School Secondary
- King James's School Secondary
- Moor End Academy Secondary
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School Secondary
- Newsome Academy Secondary
- North Huddersfield Trust School Secondary
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy Secondary
- Salendine Nook High School Secondary
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shelley College, A Share Academy teach?
- Shelley College, A Share Academy teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the principal of Shelley College, A Share Academy?
- The principal of Shelley College, A Share Academy is Mr Jack Wyatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shelley College, A Share Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shelley College, A Share Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Shelley College, A Share Academy?
- Shelley College, A Share Academy has 1,274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Shelley College, A Share Academy full?
- Shelley College, A Share Academy has capacity for 1,319 pupils and 1,274 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shelley College, A Share Academy a faith school?
- No. Shelley College, A Share Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Shelley College, A Share Academy a selective school?
- No. Shelley College, A Share Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Shelley College, A Share Academy part of an academy trust?
- Shelley College, A Share Academy is part of SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shelley College, A Share Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.7 in 2022/23 and 51.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shelley College, A Share Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Shelley College, A Share Academy ranked 3rd of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shelley College, A Share Academy's absence rate?
- Shelley College, A Share Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shelley College, A Share Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shelley College, A Share Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.