Community school · Calderdale

Shelf Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107513URN

Shelf Hall Lane, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

71 applications for 29 places · 10th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 21 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
21 January 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Calderdale median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 29 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.5; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 3.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	71	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2025	23	72	3.1	23	1.00
Sep 2024	29	78	2.7	29	1.00
Sep 2023	28	104	3.7	20	0.71
Sep 2022	31	97	3.1	26	0.84
Sep 2021	40	94	2.4	39	0.98
Sep 2020	32	82	2.6	24	0.75
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2018	38	108	2.8	34	0.89
Sep 2017	33	111	3.4	28	0.85
Sep 2016	44	105	2.4	40	0.91
Sep 2015	36	103	2.9	32	0.89
Sep 2014	44	99	2.3	35	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 55% · Maths 66% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%62nd of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	104	101
2023/24	45%	3%	103	100
2022/23	53%	5%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Shelf Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
0.9 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Northowram Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
1.9 km · Bradford

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Salterlee Primary School
1.9 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Farfield Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Bradford

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Stocks Lane Primary School
2.2 km · Bradford

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Reevy Hill Primary School
2.4 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
2.4 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107513 · 381/2060
Capacity: 315 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Shelf Hall Lane, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7LT
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources