University technical college · Secondary
Sheffield · S9 3TU · Sheffield
Ages 13–19
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 151851
Fir Vale Academy
Academy converter · Sheffield · S4 8GB
Ages 11–16 · 931 pupils · Sheffield
Ofsted
Not judged
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
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
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%.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Danny Bullock
- Telephone
- 01142439391