OFSTED
25 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
—
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Sheffield
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
931
931 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
460
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
471
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
47.5 pts
above England
School
72.3%
Sheffield
34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
65.4 pts
above England
School
85.7%
Sheffield
24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Sheffield
0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Gypsy / Roma
42.3%
394
Pakistani
25.1%
234
Any other ethnic group
11.3%
105
African
10.0%
93
Any other Asian background
2.4%
22
Any other White background
2.0%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.5%
209 of
931 pupils
1.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
23.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
16.81 pts
higher than
England
School
23.03%
Sheffield
7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
58.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
42.92 pts
higher than
England
School
58.73%
Sheffield
18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
16.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
14.56 pts
higher than
England
School
16.37%
Sheffield
2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
88.7%
3.7 pts
below England
Fir Vale Academy
88.7%
Sheffield
98.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.