Fir Vale Academy
Academy converter · Secondary
Sheffield · S4 8GB · Sheffield
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 139334
Lift Firth Park
Academy sponsor led · Sheffield · S5 0SD
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
1,115
Local authority
Sheffield
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 1,115 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 55.7%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139334
Location
- Address
- Fircroft Avenue
- Postcode
- S5 0SD
- Town
- Sheffield
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Sheffield
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,115
- Boys / girls
- 582 / 533
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,115 / 1,350 (83%)
- Free school meals
- 55.7%
- FSM pupils
- 621
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
Contact
- Telephone
- 01142576238