Lift Firth Park
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 139334
- Address
- Fircroft Avenue, S5 0SD
- Website
- www.firthparkacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1164 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 38.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.9%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 37.8%
Pakistani 17.8%
African 13.1%
Mixed 9.4%
Other 7.7%
Other Asian 7.1%
Other Black 1.9%
Other White 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.6
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 214 |
| Geography | GCSE | 82 |
| History | GCSE | 100 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Firth Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 228 116 112 |
| Year 8 | 259 134 125 |
| Year 9 | 230 125 105 |
| Year 10 | 222 115 107 |
| Year 11 | 225 112 113 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.8% 3.0% |