Shepley First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–10 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Shepley First School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 4–10 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–10
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 168 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Shepley First School is at the heart of the local community.”
- “There is a real sense of belonging and togetherness from the pupils, staff, parents and the governing body.”
- “The school wants the very best for every pupil.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, leaders do not have a secure understanding of how well pupils are learning.”
- “They do not have a consistent understanding of how, as leaders, they can effectively support staff to deliver high-quality lessons.”
- “Leaders’ monitoring of these curriculum developments is not regular enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Kirklees published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Shelley First School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cumberworth CofE First School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birdsedge First School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- New Mill Junior School 2.3 mi Outstanding
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published