Forge Valley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 140547
- Address
- Wood Lane, S6 5HG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1533 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 78.2%
Mixed 8.5%
African 2.5%
Other 2.4%
Other White 2.3%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 84 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 84 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Forge Valley School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 265 145 120 |
| Year 8 | 261 137 124 |
| Year 9 | 249 135 114 |
| Year 10 | 253 133 120 |
| Year 11 | 255 115 140 |
| Year 12 | 131 55 76 |
| Year 13 | 119 50 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 64.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 18.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 2.4% |