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Forge Valley School & Sixth Form

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Wood Lane, Sheffield S6 5HG · forgevalley.school · 0114 234 8805

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.6
average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
Last distance offered
0.68 mi
1.10 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Last category offered · Sheffield Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,494
144 over 1,350 places · 111%
Local authority
Sheffield
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.4%
First language not English
9.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Last category offered” went to a home 0.68 mi (1.10 km) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 274 families put the school first and 268 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 233 (Places 254)233September 2023: 321 (Places 256)321September 2024: 284 (Places 269)284September 2025: 278 (Places 239)278September 2026: 274 (Places 268)274Places 268
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262682741▲95%
September 2025Sept 20252392781.2▲84%
September 2024Sept 20242692841.1▲94%
September 2023Sept 20232563211.3▲78%
September 2022Sept 20222542330.9100%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Last category offeredDistance
September 20250.68 mi1.10 km

The council gives the distance of the last place offered in the last category that was reached.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 55.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.4 (England 46.3)44.42017/18: 45.7 (England 46.5)45.72018/19: 46.4 (England 46.7)46.42021/22: 50.1 (England 48.8)50.12022/23: 48.2 (England 46.3)48.22023/24: 47.4 (England 45.9)47.42024/25: 46.6 (England 46.0)46.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.646.0
▲55.1%45.4%
▲70.3%64.8%
▲43.0%40.5%
●4.194.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form42.9−2.2
Sixth form college0.9−0.4
Further education44.6+1.6
Apprenticeship3+0.4
Employment0.4−0.5
Not in a lasting destination5.2+2.2
Activity not captured3−0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 26.8 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 26.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 28.4 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 34.0 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 33.5 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 33.0 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
107 studentsC+ (33)Average +0.13
110 studentsC+ (33)Above average +0.13
67 studentsDist+ (37.1)Above average +0.54
17.6%AAB or better
92.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24103B- (36.5)+0.24
2022/2392C+ (33.5)—
2021/2266C+ (34)—
2018/1987C (28.4)-0.03
2017/1873C- (26.1)-0.13
2016/1746C- (26.8)+0.16
2015/1649C- (27.7)+0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University57.3−1.5
Other education0.8—
Apprenticeship5.6−7.8
Employment17.7+1.2
Not in a lasting destination9.7−0.6
Activity not captured8.9+7.9

Ofsted

Forge Valley School & Sixth Form was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
1 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (196 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
196
13% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼77% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲57% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 68%

based on 51 parents (26%) with SEND

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