Forge Valley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 2 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
- 1510 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 79.3%
Mixed 8.2%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.5%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 89 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 88 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
Admissions
Forge Valley School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 269
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 263 139 124 |
| Year 8 | 253 140 113 |
| Year 9 | 256 133 123 |
| Year 10 | 261 119 142 |
| Year 11 | 234 112 122 |
| Year 12 | 126 52 74 |
| Year 13 | 117 49 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 37.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 36.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 69.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 26.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 2.2% |