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Fir Vale School

Secondary Academy school in Sheffield S4 8GB

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  • School Reference Number: 138925
  • Address: Owler Lane, Sheffield S4 8GB
  • Headteacher: Rachel Smith
  • Telephone: 0114 243 9391
  • Website: firvale.com
  • Managing Organisation: FIR VALE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,050
  • Local Education Authority: Sheffield
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: November 2012* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 18/10/2022

Rating published on 13/12/2022

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
25 January 2024 13 March 2024 Monitoring visit
18 October 2022 14 December 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement
6 March 2019 28 March 2019 Full inspection Requires Improvement
2 June 2015 19 June 2015 Full inspection Good
24 February 2015 16 April 2015 Curriculum and development visit
9 October 2013 30 October 2013 Monitoring visit
10 July 2013 10 September 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
2 November 2012 6 November 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number138925
Local Authority Code373
Local Authority NameSheffield
Establishment Number4280
School / College NameFir Vale School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-11-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,050
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils981
Number of Boys507
Number of Girls474
Percentage Free School Meals68.60
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3101
Academy trust or TrustFIR VALE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10039386
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetOwler Lane
Locality
Address3
TownSheffield
County (name)South Yorkshire
PostcodeS4 8GB
Websitehttp://firvale.com/
Telephone01142439391
Headteacher/Principal title
Headteacher/Principal first nameRachel
Headteacher/Principal last nameSmith
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000019
DistrictSheffield
Ward CodeE05010861
WardBurngreave
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001466
Parliamentary ConstituencySheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Urban/Rural CodeB1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000019
Easting436817
Northing390122
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sheffield 022
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sheffield 022I
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN200002741976
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001632
LSOA CodeE01034842
Free School Meals673
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138925
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138925
LAESTAB3734280
School nameFir Vale School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/11/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authoritySheffield
Parliamentary constituencySheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeS4 8GB
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils981
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10241173
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date18/10/2022
Publication date13/12/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138925
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3734280
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFir Vale School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10086819
Previous inspection start date06/03/2019
Previous publication date27/03/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection138925
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3734280
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFir Vale School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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