Fir Vale School

Last updated

Fir Vale School
Address
Fir Vale School
Owler Lane

Sheffield
,
South Yorkshire
,
S4 8GB

England
Coordinates 53°24′26″N1°26′50″W / 53.407293°N 1.447256°W / 53.407293; -1.447256 Coordinates: 53°24′26″N1°26′50″W / 53.407293°N 1.447256°W / 53.407293; -1.447256
Information
Type Academy
MottoMaking dreams a reality
Established1998
ClosedOpen
Local authority City of Sheffield
Department for Education URN 138925 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherRachel Smith
Staff~115
GenderCoeducational
AgeYear 7 Age 11to Year 11 Age 16
Enrolment~1018
PublicationFir Vale Newsletter
Website Fir Vale School

Fir Vale School is a comprehensive secondary school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Contents

History

The previous Fir Vale School was opened in 1998 and formally opened in 2004 by the Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. [1] The present converted Academy School was formed in 2012, and accepts approximately 1000 pupils from the local area.

The present Fir Vale academy school was judged Grade 2 'Good' in its 2015 Ofsted report following a Grade 3 'Requires Improvement' judgement in 2013. [2]

Fir Vale is one of 300 national Leading Edge schools[ further explanation needed ] in the country. A new building project began in December 2010 which was finished in December 2011; a new teaching block was constructed and existing spaces were converted, allowing the annual intake to increase from 150 to 210 students. The main school is a PFI build.[ citation needed ]

In September 2018 a large fight outside the school gates required more than 15 police vehicles, dog teams and a police helicopter to disperse. Two people were injured. [3]

Academic performance

In 2015 the school Progress 8 figure was +0.2;[ further explanation needed ] 78% of pupils made 3 or more Levels of Progress in English and 23% A*-A grades, some of the highest figures in Sheffield. In 2016, Progress 8 was just below national in 2016 with a P8 figure of -0.17. This placed the Academy in the top 40% of secondaries in Sheffield.[ citation needed ]

Admissions

The school refused places to 91 children in 2015. [4]

The school has received publicity for work with Romani pupils. [5] [6] [ failed verification ]

Specialism

The school is a Business and Enterprise College, and uses the Master Cutlers Curriculum[ clarification needed ] started in 2014 to give pupils a skill set for employment.[ citation needed ]

The school is a Microsoft Academy running courses for staff, pupils and the local community.[ citation needed ]

In 2013 Fir Vale pupils successfully bid for a Fir Vale radio station which they now run under their director of specialism.[ citation needed ]

Related Research Articles

Silverdale School Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Silverdale School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. It opened in 1957 as a secondary modern school, and became a comprehensive school in 1969. It serves approximately 1,200 pupils from the local area, from ages 11 to 18. In 2004 Silverdale was placed 4th in Sheffield school performance exam league tables. In 2017 Silverdale students achieved the top A-level results of all state schools in the city. Recent Ofsted reports have been outstanding, as of 2015. In 2018 it was named the Sunday Times North State Secondary School of the Year. In 2020 it was named Top State School of the North for the Decade by the Sunday Times. The school converted to academy status in January 2013.

Darton Academy Academy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

Darton Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Darton in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The school provides education for more than 1,200 pupils in Years 7 to 11.

St. George's Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, with academy status, in Maida Vale, Westminster, London, England. The school also offers sixth form education franchised from St Thomas More Catholic School.

Sheffield Springs Academy Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Sheffield Springs Academy is an 11-16 secondary school serving the Park, Manor and Castle wards of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Sheffield Park Academy is a high performing 11–18 secondary school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, with almost 1,200 pupils, including 150 in a dedicated Sixth Form.

Manor Croft Academy is a smaller than average coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.

The Vale Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status on Atherton Way in the market town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England.

Newfield Secondary School Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Newfield Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status for 11–16-year-old children, situated in the south of the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, specifically in the Norton Lees area. It is co-located with Talbot Specialist School with which it has some collaborative arrangements. There are approximately just over 1000 students at the school. The current headteacher is Mrs E Anderson, who was originally appointed the post as co-headteacher with Mr D Webster, who later went on to be headteacher at Mercia School. in October 2015. In 2013 the school was sponsored to become an academy as part of its ongoing partnership with King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, with Lesley Bowes assuming the role of executive headteacher.

Burnage Academy for Boys Academy in Manchester, England

Burnage Academy for Boys, formerly known as Burnage High School for Boys, is a secondary school with academy status, located in Burnage, Manchester, England.

The Cornerstone Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, England. The school serves the Hamworthy and Turlin Moor areas and pupils are taken mostly from Hamworthy and Turlin Moor Junior Schools.

Pewsey Vale School is a small, mixed secondary school in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, for children aged 11 to 16. It became an academy in July 2011.

Filey School Academy in Filey, North Yorkshire, England

Filey School is a secondary school located in Filey, North Yorkshire, England. It is the only secondary school in Filey, and it also covers surrounding villages, with a significant intake from Hunmanby. The school is under the Enhanced Mainstream School (EMS) umbrella created by North Yorkshire County Council, which means the school is specialised in Special Educational Needs students.

Walney School Secondary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England

Walney School is a secondary school on Walney Island in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. As a result of the Education Act 1944, Walney Island needed to have its own secondary school. Today (2020) it is an 11 – 16 Academy with approximately 585 students currently on roll.

Thorp Academy Academy in Ryton, Tyne and Wear, England

Thorp Academy is a large 11–18 secondary Academy in Ryton Tyne & Wear, England. The academy was established in the 19th century by Charles Thorp who went on to found Durham University. The site that Thorp Academy now stands on is the site of the original school established by Charles Thorp. In the early 2010's, Gateshead Council merged Ryton Comprehensive School and Hookergate School in High Spen. With the two schools merging, the school was renamed Charles Thorp Comprehensive School. The school later converted into an academy sponsored by Northern Education Trust and was renamed as Thorp Academy.

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College also known as Handsworth Grange School is an academy and part of the Minerva Learning Trust. It is located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The school educates over 1,000 pupils. The building was previously the site of Beaver Hill Comprehensive, but the school changed its name when it amalgamated with Brook School.

Mark Hall Academy Academy in Harlow, Essex, England

Mark Hall Academy, formerly Mark Hall Specialist Sport College, is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Harlow, Essex, England. The school was previously a specialist Sports College under the Harlow Education Trust. In September 2013 the school converted to an academy under the sponsorship of the Academy Transformation Trust (ATT) as a result of an Inadequate rating by Ofsted, with Corinne Franceschi as its first Principal and Allan Osborne as Associate Principal. It was ranked as Good in 2016 but in 2020 the school would yet again become Inadequate. This led to the transfer of the school's sponsorship from the ATT to the Harlow based BMAT Education trust under the advice of the Regional Schools Commissioner. The transfer concluded on 1 January 2021.

Forge Valley School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Sheffield South Yorkshire England. It replaced Myers Grove School and Wisewood School & Community Sports College. The Headteacher is Dale Barrowclough. The school has its own sports centre which is used by the school and community. The school converted to Academy status in September 2014, sponsored by the Tapton School Academy Trust.

Hove Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form centre located over two sites in Hove, East Sussex, England.

The Priory Belvoir Academy Academy school in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

The Priory Belvoir Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Bottesford in the English county of Leicestershire. The school previously also operated Melton Vale Post 16 Centre in Melton Mowbray.

The Progress 8 benchmark is an accountability measure used by the government of the United Kingdom to measure the effectiveness of secondary schools in England. It bands pupils into groups based on their scores in English and mathematics during the Key Stage 2 SATs. In GCSE results, six EBacc subjects are chosen and each grade is converted to points on an arbitrary scale published by the government for that cohort. English and mathematics are worth double points and all points are added together. This is the Attainment 8 score.

References

  1. ↑ "Queen visits fresh start school". 22 May 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fir Vale School", Ofsted reports 2013 and 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2018
  3. ↑ "Two injured in fight at school gates". BBC News. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Sam Jackson (18 April 2015). "Hundreds of children refused secondary school places in Sheffield". The Star. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "A Sheffield school turns to martial arts training to help Roma pupils integrate in classroom". The Star. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Helen Ward (27 March 2015). "Boxing clever to improve Roma pupils' behaviour".


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.