All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 899 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
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Shelley College, A Share Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,274of 1,319 places
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 356
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 10 December 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Shelley College - A Specialist Centre for Science (URN 107771, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 359 pupils who finished Year 11 at Shelley College, A Share Academy in 2023, 30% stayed on in Shelley College, A Share Academy’s own sixth form (Kirklees average 16%), 31% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 122 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Kirklees 42%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.3 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Kirklees, with 60% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kirklees and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 359 | 5,003 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 26% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 31% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 122 | 4,919 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 53% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 19% | 21% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.3 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 80% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.76 | 4.06 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.1 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.3 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 22% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 356 | 100% | 86% | 22% | 21% | 81% |
| English Language | 355 | 100% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 80% |
| Mathematics | 355 | 100% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 282 | 79% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 69% |
| French | 225 | 63% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 62% |
| History | 206 | 58% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 71% |
| Geography | 122 | 34% | 41% | 28% | 25% | 73% |
| Business Studies | 107 | 30% | 18% | 12% | 20% | 57% |
| Art and Design | 81 | 23% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 90% |
| Physics | 73 | 21% | 23% | 55% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 73 | 21% | 23% | 56% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 73 | 21% | 23% | 63% | 45% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 72 | 20% | 11% | 17% | 23% | 68% |
| Physical Education | 71 | 20% | 11% | 32% | 24% | 82% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 70 | 20% | 8% | 16% | 21% | 77% |
| Spanish | 60 | 17% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 70% |
| Media Studies | 45 | 13% | 4% | 20% | 20% | 69% |
| Dance | 39 | 11% | 1% | 10% | 27% | 56% |
| Drama | 37 | 10% | 7% | 19% | 27% | 70% |
| Photography | 30 | 8% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 90% |
| Music | 28 | 8% | 5% | 39% | 33% | 89% |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 7% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 6% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 35% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 41 | 39% | — |
| Sports Studies | 32 | 31% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 6 | 6% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 3 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 198 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 104 | 2,368 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 27.42 | 35.71 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 6% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 32 | 31% | 23% |
| Geography | 22 | 21% | 10% |
| History | 20 | 19% | 13% |
| Biology | 19 | 18% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 18 | 17% | 31% |
| Sociology | 18 | 17% | 13% |
| Art and Design | 16 | 15% | 1% |
| Economics | 14 | 13% | 13% |
| English Language | 13 | 13% | 4% |
| English Literature | 12 | 12% | 11% |
| Media Studies | 12 | 12% | 4% |
| Product Design | 12 | 12% | 2% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 9% | 5% |
| Physics | 8 | 8% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 7% | 4% |
| Textiles | 7 | 7% | 1% |
| Drama | 6 | 6% | 2% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Dance | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 22 | 21% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 17 | 16% | — |
| Nutrition / Diet | VRQ Level 3 | 11 | 11% | — |
| Applied Sciences | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 8 | 8% | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Where Shelley College, A Share Academy is
Other secondary schools in Kirklees are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Kirklees’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Kirklees
Batley Girls' High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,415 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Batley Grammar School
Free schools · 980 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
BBG Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,049 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8
Castle Hall Academy
Academy converter · 863 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Colne Valley High School
Academy sponsor led · 1,360 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.