Fir Vale Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Sheffield
Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/02/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
77.0%
58.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
931
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Danny Bullock
- Address
- Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB
- Phone
- 01142439391
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Burngreave · Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151851
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 72% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
931 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 996 pupils
Attendance
77.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
23.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
58.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
17.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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) |
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.