Forge Valley School & Sixth Form

General Information

Address: Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG
Phone: 01142348805
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Dale Barrowclough
Age range: 11-19 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 1494
School capacity: 1350
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 342
% eligible for free school meals: 27.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 9.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.1%
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

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: 7.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 30 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 27 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 19 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 28 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

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

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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

Attainment 8 score: 46.6
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #11 of 25 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#9Bradfield Secondary School49.2
#10Newfield Secondary School47.9
#11Forge Valley School & Sixth Form46.6
#12Meadowhead School Academy Trust46.0
#13UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park44.0

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1Mercia School68.1
#2High Storrs School61.0
#3Tapton School & Sixth Form58.0
#4Silverdale School56.7
#5King Ecgbert School56.1
#6Notre Dame High School52.8
#7King Edward VII School50.8
#8All Saints' Catholic High School49.9
#9Bradfield Secondary School49.2
#10Newfield Secondary School47.9
#11Forge Valley School & Sixth Form46.6
#12Meadowhead School Academy Trust46.0
#13UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park44.0
#14Ecclesfield School41.5
#15Westfield School41.5
#16Outwood Academy City40.4
#17Stocksbridge High School39.5
#18UTC Sheffield City Centre39.0
#19Sheffield Springs Academy38.9
#20Yewlands Academy37.3
#21The Birley Academy37.2
#22Handsworth Grange Community Sports College36.6
#23E-Act Parkwood Academy36.5
#24Sheffield Park Academy35.1
#25Lift Firth Park32.7

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 92.0%
Went into further education: 84.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Religious Studies
Science Double Award
Geography
History
Spanish
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Physics (General)
Business Studies
D & T
Computer Science
Art & Design
Music Studies (General)
Italian
Chinese
Arabic
French Language
Statistics

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #5 of 15 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#3E-Act Parkwood AcademyGood
#4Ecclesfield SchoolGood
#5Forge Valley School & Sixth FormGood
#6High Storrs SchoolGood
#7King Edward VII SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Mercia SchoolOutstanding
#2All Saints' Catholic High SchoolGood
#3E-Act Parkwood AcademyGood
#4Ecclesfield SchoolGood
#5Forge Valley School & Sixth FormGood
#6High Storrs SchoolGood
#7King Edward VII SchoolGood
#8Lift Firth ParkGood
#9Meadowhead School Academy TrustGood
#10Newfield Secondary SchoolGood
#11Notre Dame High SchoolGood
#12Sheffield Park AcademyGood
#13Silverdale SchoolGood
#14Stocksbridge High SchoolGood
#15Westfield SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £7,071 (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 #21 of 28 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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

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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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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered