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Fir Vale School

Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB

Secondary

Phase

1050

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 June 2025 and continues as Fir Vale Academy (URN 151851) (opened 1 July 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
25.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
19.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
33.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
7.4% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size
189

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
67.0%
Continued in education
64.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
20.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
984
Boys
501 (51%)
Girls
483 (49%)
Capacity
1050 (94% full)
SEND
22.0%
FSM Eligible
72.2%
EAL
83.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
19.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
55.1
Budget per Pupil
£8,060/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
17.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
52.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Gypsy/Roma: 45.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 26.1%
  • Other: 10.9%
  • Black African: 8.6%
  • Asian Other: 2.1%
  • White British: 1.3%
  • White Other: 1.2%
  • Asian Indian: 1.2%

45.5%

Gypsy/Roma

26.1%

Asian Pakistani

10.9%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

rsmith@firvale.com

Owler Lane

Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN
138925
UKPRN
10039386
Establishment No.
4280

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