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Lift Firth Park

Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, S5 0SD

Local ranking27th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

1350

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
32.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
24.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
44.6% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
35.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
224

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
87.0%
Continued in education
85.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
10.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1164
Boys
602 (52%)
Girls
562 (48%)
Capacity
1350 (86% full)
SEND
17.4%
FSM Eligible
54.3%
EAL
38.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
14.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
62.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,942/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
13.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
36.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
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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  • White British: 38.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 17.9%
  • Black African: 13.2%
  • Other: 7.8%
  • Asian Other: 7.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%

38.1%

White British

17.9%

Asian Pakistani

13.2%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Fircroft Avenue

Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
139334
UKPRN
10040579
Establishment No.
4003
Trust
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