Fir Vale Academy

General Information

Address: Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB
Phone: 01142439391
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Danny Bullock
Age range: 11-16 years
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 931
School capacity: 1050
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 673
% eligible for free school meals: 72.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 23.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 58.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 66 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 52 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 36 pupils
Hearing impairment: 15 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 10 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £1,886 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #28 of 28 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#26Longley Park Sixth Form Academy£6,405
#27High Storrs School£6,283
#28Fir Vale Academy£1,886

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Sheffield Springs Academy£8,592
#2Sheffield Park Academy£8,444
#3Newfield Secondary School£8,416
#4Silverdale School£8,313
#5King Edward VII School£8,216
#6Handsworth Grange Community Sports College£8,098
#7Lift Firth Park£7,942
#8Yewlands Academy£7,823
#9Meadowhead School Academy Trust£7,819
#10Bradfield Secondary School£7,814
#11Stocksbridge High School£7,647
#12All Saints' Catholic High School£7,629
#13Chapeltown Academy£7,586
#14The Birley Academy£7,570
#15Outwood Academy City£7,517
#16UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park£7,481
#17Ecclesfield School£7,467
#18Westfield School£7,374
#19E-Act Parkwood Academy£7,243
#20Notre Dame High School£7,188
#21Forge Valley School & Sixth Form£7,071
#22King Ecgbert School£7,069
#23Tapton School & Sixth Form£7,005
#24UTC Sheffield City Centre£6,980
#25Mercia School£6,677
#26Longley Park Sixth Form Academy£6,405
#27High Storrs School£6,283
#28Fir Vale Academy£1,886

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