Shepley First School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Kirklees
Firth Street, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.4%
4.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
168
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
27 of 27 families who put it first got an offer
27
Places offered
72
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 27 | 27 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 72 | 27 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Becky Adams
- Address
- Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD
- Phone
- 01484603230
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Kirkburton · Ossett and Denby Dale
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107663
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
168 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
12 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 143 pupils
Attendance
96.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.