Fir Vale School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Owler Lane
 Sheffield
 South Yorkshire S4 8GB
Telephone: 0114 243 9391

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: Open, but proposed to close. This school arose from Fir Vale School
Trust: Fir Vale School Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Rachel Smith (since October 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Andrew Murray
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 55.1 / 8.65
Non-teaching Staff*: 38.14
Number of pupils: 981
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 68.6% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 47.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 98.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 61.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Sheffield
Electoral Ward: Burngreave
School Number: 3734280

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 25th February 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Oasis Academy Fir Vale (0.2km) show on map
  2. Whiteways Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  3. Owler Brook Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Hucklow Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  5. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) (1.2km) show on map
  6. Abbeyfield Primary Academy (1.2km) show on map
  7. Longley Park Sixth Form Academy (1.3km) show on map
  8. Byron Wood Primary Academy (1.3km) show on map
  9. Limpsfield Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Hinde House 2-16 Academy (1.8km) show on map
  11. Oasis Academy Don Valley (1.8km) show on map
  12. UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park (1.8km) show on map
  13. Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  14. St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.8km) show on map
  15. E-ACT Pathways Academy (1.8km) show on map
  16. Brightside Nursery Infant School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Pye Bank CofE Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  18. Hatfield Academy (1.9km) show on map
  19. Wincobank Nursery and Infant Academy (1.9km) show on map
  20. Concord Junior Academy (2.1km) show on map
  21. Astrea Academy Sheffield (2.1km) show on map
  22. Luqman Academy (2.1km) show on map
  23. Firth Park Academy (2.2km) show on map
  24. Oasis Academy Watermead (2.2km) show on map
  25. Lotus Academy (2.3km) show on map
  26. Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries (2.5km) show on map
  27. Phillimore Community Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  28. Hartley Brook Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  29. E-Act Parkwood Academy (2.5km) show on map
  30. Al-Mahad Al-Islami (2.9km) show on map
  31. Grace Owen Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  32. High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy (3.1km) show on map
  33. High Hazels Junior School (3.1km) show on map
  34. Beck Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  35. Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  36. Blackburn Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  37. Netherthorpe Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  38. Meynell Community Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  39. Tinsley Meadows Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  40. Bethany School (3.4km) show on map
  41. Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  42. Hillsborough Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  43. Walkley Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  44. Monteney Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  45. Parson Cross Church of England Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  46. Chaucer School (3.5km) show on map
  47. Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  48. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  49. Freeman College (3.6km) show on map
  50. Acres Hill Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  51. Woolley Wood School (3.8km) show on map
  52. Mansel Primary (3.8km) show on map
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  54. Springfield Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  55. Seven Hills School (3.8km) show on map
  56. All Saints' Catholic High School (3.8km) show on map
  57. Willow Park School (3.8km) show on map
  58. UTC Sheffield City Centre (3.8km) show on map
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  60. The Sheffield College (4.0km) show on map
  61. Ecclesfield Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  62. St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary ... (4.0km) show on map
  63. Yewlands Academy (4.0km) show on map
  64. Fox Hill Primary (4.1km) show on map
  65. Sheffield Park Academy (4.1km) show on map
  66. Discovery Academy (4.2km) show on map
  67. Meadow View Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  68. Abbey School (4.2km) show on map
  69. Malin Bridge Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  70. Pipworth Community Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  71. Westways Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  72. Kelford School (4.4km) show on map
  73. Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education (4.4km) show on map
  74. Marlcliffe Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  75. Winterhill School (4.4km) show on map
  76. Broomhall Nursery School (4.5km) show on map
  77. Broomhill Infant School (4.6km) show on map
  78. Sheffield Inclusion Centre (4.6km) show on map
  79. Archdale School (4.7km) show on map
  80. Brinsworth Academy (4.7km) show on map
  81. King Edward VII School (4.7km) show on map
  82. Norfolk Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  83. Kimberworth Community Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  84. Chapeltown Academy (4.8km) show on map
  85. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  86. Forge Valley School (4.8km) show on map
  87. Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy (4.9km) show on map
  88. Ecclesfield School (4.9km) show on map
  89. Wisewood Community Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  90. Sheffield High School GDST (4.9km) show on map
  91. Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School (4.9km) show on map
  92. Athelstan Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  93. Lowfield Community Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  94. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  95. Brinsworth Manor Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  96. Brinsworth Manor Infant School (5.2km) show on map
  97. Westbourne School (5.2km) show on map
  98. Woodthorpe Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  99. Anns Grove Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  100. Grenoside Community Primary School (5.3km) show on map
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