Shelf Junior and Infant School is a primary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Shelf Hall Lane, Halifax

School Information

Address: Shelf Hall Lane, Halifax, HX3 7LT
Website: http://www.shelfjandi.com/
Telephone: 01274676782
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jill Elam
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107513

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 258
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shelf Junior and Infant School
Shelf Hall Lane , Shelf HX3 7LT 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
Meadow Close , Greenacres Estate HX3 7QU 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Northowram Primary School
Baxter Lane , Northowram HX3 7EF 		4out of 4 1,478 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Home Farm Primary School
Home Farm Close , BD6 3NR 		3out of 4 2,082 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Salterlee Primary School
Kell Lane , Shibden HX3 7AY 		3out of 4 2,096 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy Bradford
Deanstones Lane , BD13 2AS 		- not rated 2,623 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Reevy Road West , Buttershaw BD6 3PX 		2out of 4 2,659 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Millcourt School
2 Shelf Mills , Wade House HX3 7PA 		- not rated 673 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hipperholme Grammar School
Bramley Lane , Halifax HX3 8JE 		- not rated 2,717 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadbeck Learning Centre
Brearcliffe Drive , Buttershaw BD6 2LE 		- not rated 2,955 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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