Shelley First School

State-Funded School

shelley-first-school-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

HD8 8HUPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shelley First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–10, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 159 pupils. Shelley First School is part of The Mast Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

159

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 10
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 159
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Mast Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 May 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Dec 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.