Fir Vale School, Sheffield | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Fir Vale School

Owler Lane, Sheffield S4 8GB

https://www.firvale.com/

Fir Vale School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,020 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In October 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Finances and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		Hinde House 2-16 Academy
1.1		Oasis Academy Don Valley
1.1		UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
1.3		Astrea Academy Sheffield
1.4		Firth Park Academy
1.6		Parkwood E-ACT Academy
2.2		Chaucer School
2.4		All Saints' Catholic High School
2.4		UTC Sheffield City Centre
2.5		Yewlands Academy
2.5		Sheffield Park Academy
2.7		Winterhill School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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