Lift Firth ParkFir Vale Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Firth Park and Fir Vale Academy are secondary schools in Sheffield.
Lift Firth Park scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Fir Vale Academy scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Lift Firth Park is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Firth Park was judged in need of attention and Fir Vale Academy was judged in need of attention.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldLift Firth Park | SheffieldFir Vale Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100Stronger figure | F27/100 | |
| Local ranking | 27th of 29 in Sheffield Stronger figure | 29th of 29 in Sheffield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Not reported | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,164 | Not reported | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S5 0SD | Sheffield, S4 8GB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 32.7 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.6% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44.6% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.3% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 224 | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,164 | Not reported | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.3% | Not reported | |
| English as an additional language | 38.7% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | Not reported | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | Not reported | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.5% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.6% Stronger figure | 58.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
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