Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sheffield
Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 01/05/2024
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,494
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
233 of 278 families who put it first got an offer
239
Places offered
503
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 278 | 233 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 143 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 82 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 503 | 239 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Watson
- Address
- Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG
- Phone
- 01142348805
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Stannington · Sheffield Hallam
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140547
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
1,494 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
01 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,327 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.49 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 256 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.95 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 107 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 248 | 29% | 64% | 79% | |
| English Language | 241 | 24% | 62% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 239 | 19% | 59% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 231 | 12% | 34% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 157 | 2% | 33% | 59% | |
| Geography | 125 | 19% | 48% | 62% | |
| History | 115 | 25% | 50% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 107 | 26% | 69% | 83% | |
| Biology | 84 | 39% | 79% | 93% | |
| Physics | 84 | 30% | 77% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 84 | 33% | 77% | 86% | |
| Business | 48 | 17% | 67% | 79% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | 8% | 13% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 22 | 23% | 32% | 45% | |
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 20% | 55% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 19 | 0% | 5% | 58% | |
| Physics | 18 | 6% | 11% | 17% | |
| History | 17 | 6% | 6% | 24% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 0% | 27% | 47% | |
| English Language | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 18% | 55% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 0% | 18% | 18% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 13% | 25% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17840: Forge Valley School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Sheffield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.