Shelley College, A Share Academy, Huddersfield

In 2026, pupils at Shelley College, A Share Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Kirklees and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Kirklees and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 51.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.56: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34, against 54.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and Geography.

Across Kirklees, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Kirklees lodged 316 appeals against secondary school offers; 253 reached a hearing and 95 succeeded (37.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Shelley College, A Share Academy are Scissett Middle School (1.5 miles, Good); Kirkburton Middle School (2 miles, Good); King James's School (4.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.3); and Penistone Grammar School (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.4).

Shelley College, A Share Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Shelley College, A Share Academy is one of 9 schools run by Share Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.3 in 2024/25.

289 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Shelley College, A Share Academy (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Of the 357 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 107 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 214 pupils (16.8%) received SEN support and 32 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Denby Dale Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shelley College, 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 27 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, burglary and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).

In 2024/25, Shelley College, A Share Academy issued 101 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Shelley College, A Share Academy are St Aidan's Church of England Academy (0.6 miles), Skelmanthorpe Academy (0.8 miles), Denby Dale First and Nursery School (1.1 miles) and Cumberworth CofE First School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.