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Shelley College - A Specialist Centre for Science

Community school · Huddersfield · HD8 8NL

Ages 13–18 · Kirklees

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census.

School capacity
1,455
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 13–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr John McNally

Location

Address
Huddersfield Road, Shelley
Postcode
HD8 8NL
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

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

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 13–18, in Huddersfield, Kirklees. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Secondary schools in Huddersfield
10
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD8
20
Secondary in HD8
1
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Secondary in Kirklees LA
24

Nearby secondary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in HuddersfieldNear HD8

  • Shelley College, A Share Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD8 8NL · Kirklees

    Ages 13–18

    • Att852.1
    • P80.6
    • EM5+61%
    • Absence6.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Skelmanthorpe Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD8 9DZ · Kirklees

    Ages 3–10

    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM11.6%
    • Demand0.80

    0.8 miles away

  • Cumberworth CofE First School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD8 8NU · Kirklees

    Ages 4–10

    • FSM1.9%

    1.4 miles away

  • Shelley First School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD8 8HU · Kirklees

    Ages 4–10

    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM1.9%
    • Demand0.89

    1.4 miles away

  • Joseph Norton Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy special converter

    Huddersfield · HD8 9JU · Kirklees

    Ages 7–16

    • Att86.7
    • P8-1.4
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence20.1%

    1.5 miles away

  • Scissett Middle School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Middle deemed secondary

    Huddersfield · HD8 9JX · Kirklees

    Ages 10–13

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM16.7%

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John McNally

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