Fir Vale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 18 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 138925
- Address
- Owler Lane, S4 8GB
- Website
- http://firvale.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 981 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 82.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 68.6%
- Persistent absence
- 45.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
Gypsy/Roma 46.8%
Pakistani 26.8%
Other 9.7%
African 6.6%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other White 1.8%
Mixed 1.8%
White British 1.1%
Other Black 1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 26.8
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.19
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
| Geography | GCSE | 36 |
| History | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Fir Vale School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 188
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 102 92 |
| Year 8 | 206 94 112 |
| Year 9 | 190 100 90 |
| Year 10 | 202 109 93 |
| Year 11 | 189 102 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.0% 1.0% |