Fir Vale Academy
Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB
Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)
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About the school
“Fir Vale Academy offers an engaging and ambitious curriculum designed so all of our students can make great progress in their academic attainment. We have planned our curriculum so that students know more and remember more in all of their subjects.”
Open since 2012.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 22 April 2025
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Not stated
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 984
- Multi-academy trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01142439391
- Website
- http://firvale.com/