Shelley College (formerly known as Shelley High School) is a

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and

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on the border between the villages of Shelley and

Skelmanthorpe Skelmanthorpe, known locally as Shat, is a village in the Denby Dale civil parish, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield. According to the 2011 census, the village had a populatio ...

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, in England. The school gained

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status in September 2011, as Shelley College – A Specialist Centre for Science. However, as of November 2014, it is no longer a specialist in science. Unlike most high schools, pupils join Shelley College at Year 9, aged 13, because there is a

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system in the surrounding area. The school has two main feeder schools, Kirkburton Middle School, which received a Grade 2 'Good'

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report in April 2015, and Scissett Middle School, which also received a Grade 2 Ofsted report in November 2013. The school has departments for science and design technology. The sixth form has its own separate block, the Altitude Building, which holds a small café, study room (ICT suite), office and toilets. In February 2013, the school opened a new dining area and pastoral offices, followed by a new assembly hall and library in May 2013. The 2013 Ofsted inspection report awarded the school 'Outstanding', an overall grade 1. As of June 2018, Shelley College belonged to the expanding SHARE Multi-Academy Trust.

Notable alumni

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, Perrier award-winning comedian *

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, actress who appeared in '' St. Trinians,'' ''

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'' * Aaliyah Powell, GB taekwondo athlete. Won a bronze medal in bantamweight at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. * Simon Charlton, Ex Premier League footballer who most notably played for Huddersfield Town, Southampton and Birmingham City.

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* {{authority control Upper schools in Kirklees Academies in Kirklees Kirkburton Skelmanthorpe