Secondary school in Sheffield
Fir Vale Academy
Owler Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8GB
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 25 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 931
- Places
- 1050
- How full
- 89% full — 931 of 1050 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 460 / 471
- Overall absence
- 23%
- Persistently absent
- 59%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sheffield 022I, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 40%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 43%
- Adults economically inactive
- 55%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Danny Bullock
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Burngreave
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- URN
- 151851
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Don ValleyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36.8 | 1.1 mi |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy ParkUniversity technical college | No grade | 44 | 1.1 mi |
| Hinde House 2-16 AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 41.1 | 1.2 mi |
| Lift Firth ParkAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 32.7 | 1.3 mi |
| Astrea Academy SheffieldFree schools | Good 2022 | 45.4 | 1.3 mi |
| E-Act Parkwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 36.5 | 1.6 mi |
| Al-Mahad Al-IslamiOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.8 mi |
| Chaucer SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 29.3 | 2.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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