Shelley College, A Share Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 15 2013 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kirklees
Unique reference
137352
Address
Huddersfield Road, Shelley, HD8 8NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1300 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.8%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other White 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.57
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 61%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 55%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.7
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.71
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award7
MultimediaTechnical Award51
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE120
BiologyGCSE68
Business Studies:SingleGCSE92
ChemistryGCSE69
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE50
Design & TechnologyGCSE82
DanceGCSE12
Year 2022-2023

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
361
178
183
Year 10
362
176
186
Year 11
357
194
163
Year 12
116
64
52
Year 13
104
64
40
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.8%
86.5%
Further education
23.0%
29.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
33.0%
16.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
29.0%
39.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
4.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
65.3%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
22.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
20.0%
19.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
7.0%
5.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.8%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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