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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 107513

Shelf Junior and Infant School

Community school · Halifax · HX3 7LT

Ages 4–11 · 221 pupils · Calderdale

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
211

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
78
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
29
Offers to outside-LA applicants
11

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill70%

221 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
221
Boys / girls
104 / 117
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
221 / 315 (70%)
Free school meals
12.7%
FSM pupils
28
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jill Elam

Location

Address
Shelf Hall Lane, Shelf
Postcode
HX3 7LT
Town
Halifax
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Calderdale
District
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Halifax, Calderdale, 221 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.7%.

Open schools in Halifax
58
Primary schools in Halifax
41
Academies among open schools in Halifax
53% (31)
Open schools in HX3
22
Primary in HX3
14
Open schools in Calderdale LA
115
Primary in Calderdale LA
82

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HalifaxNear HX3

  • Northowram Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Halifax · HX3 7EF · Calderdale

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Home Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD6 3NR · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM31.4%
    • Demand0.98

    1.2 miles away

  • Salterlee Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Halifax · HX3 7AY · Calderdale

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Stocks Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD13 2RH · Bradford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Reevy Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bradford · BD6 3ST · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM52.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Woodside Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD6 2PG · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jill Elam
Telephone
01274676782
Website
http://www.shelfjandi.com/

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