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Shelf Junior and Infant School

Primary school in Halifax, Calderdale. Standards maintained (Nov 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 January 2020, report published 12 February 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 27 November 2024, report published 12 January 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around November 2028

The last inspection was in November 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.6 milesSt Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School

    Primary, Halifax, Calderdale

    School remains Good (Sep 2022)

  2. 0.8 milesNorthowram Primary School

    Primary, Halifax, Calderdale

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)

  3. 1.2 milesHome Farm Primary School

    Primary, Bradford

    Report card, Mar 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention

  4. 1.2 milesSalterlee Primary School

    Primary, Halifax, Calderdale

    School remains Good (Nov 2023)

  5. 1.3 milesFarfield Primary and Nursery School

    Primary, Bradford

    Some aspects not as strong (Mar 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.