Fir Vale Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Fir Vale School, inspected in February 2025.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2024–25 pupils at Fir Vale Academy attended 77.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 58.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2025–26 Fir Vale Academy had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.6% of pupils at Fir Vale Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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All schools in Sheffield · Sheffield local authority: places and applications

Fir Vale Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy Sheffield
• High Hazels Junior School Sheffield
• Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield
• Sheffield Springs Academy Sheffield
• Bank End Primary Academy Barnsley
• Barnsley Academy Barnsley
• Hunningley Primary Academy Barnsley
• Abbey Hey Primary Academy Manchester
• Stockport Academy Stockport
• Manchester Academy Manchester

What is Fir Vale Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fir Vale Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in February 2025 of its predecessor, Fir Vale School.

How many pupils does Fir Vale Academy have?

Fir Vale Academy has 931 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fir Vale Academy cover?

Fir Vale Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Fir Vale Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 23.7, and 16% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Fir Vale Academy?

Fir Vale Academy is at Owler Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8GB.