Forge Valley School is a secondary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG
Website: http://www.forgevalleysheffield.org/
Telephone: 01142348805
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dale Barrowclough
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140547

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1364
Number of Boys: 667
Number of Girls: 697

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.12 Confidence interval -0.3 to 0.07
Of the 188 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:43%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.09
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shooter's Grove Primary School
Wood Lane , S6 5HN 		3out of 4 440 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Malin Bridge Primary School
Dykes Lane , S6 4RH 		4out of 4 791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rivelin Primary School
Morley Street , S6 2PL 		3out of 4 1,090 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wisewood Community Primary School
Ben Lane , Wisewood S6 4SD 		2out of 4 1,249 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Loxley Primary School
Rodney Hill , Loxley S6 6SG 		4out of 4 1,443 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forge Valley School
Wood Lane , S6 5HG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tapton School
Darwin Lane , S10 5RG 		4out of 4 2,768 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Parkwood E-Act Academy
Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL 		3out of 4 3,071 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Notre Dame High School
Fulwood Road , S10 3BT 		4out of 4 3,082 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Edward VII School
Glossop Road , S10 2PW 		3out of 4 3,168 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bethany School
Finlay Street , S3 7PS 		- not rated 2,918 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Sheffield
Western Bank , S10 2TN 		- not rated 3,021 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkdale School
Oakholme Road , S10 3DH 		- not rated 3,055 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Sheffield High School
10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE 		- not rated 3,207 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Westbourne School
60 Westbourne Road , Sheffield S10 2QT 		- not rated 3,276 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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