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Fir Vale Academy

Academy converter · Sheffield · S4 8GB

Ages 11–16 · 931 pupils · Sheffield

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

931 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
931
Boys / girls
471 / 460
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
931 / 1,050 (89%)
Free school meals
72.4%
FSM pupils
673
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Danny Bullock

Location

Address
Owler Lane
Postcode
S4 8GB
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Sheffield
District
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 931 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 72.4%.

Open schools in Sheffield
236
Secondary schools in Sheffield
33
Academies among open schools in Sheffield
62% (147)
Open schools in S4
6
Secondary in S4
1
Open schools in Sheffield LA
194
Secondary in Sheffield LA
28

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Contact

Headteacher
Danny Bullock
Telephone
01142439391
Website
http://firvale.com/

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