Fir Vale Academy
Owler Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire · S4 8GB
- Ofsted
- Not judged
- Overall absence
- 23.0%
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Spend per pupil
- £1,886
Feb 2025
2024-25
2025-26
2024-25
Ofsted
Last inspected 25 February 2025
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Attendance & absence
Share of school sessions missed
Overall absence rate
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
How this school compares
Against Sheffield (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Overall absence rate
+15.7% vs Sheffield average
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
+39.9% vs Sheffield average
The local area
Neighbourhood context around the school in Sheffield
- Recorded crimes
- 369
- Degree-level+
- 21%
~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Residents 16+ · Census 2021
Crime by type
Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 151851