Fir Vale Academy
Secondary school in Sheffield. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Feb 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025, report published 22 April 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This inspection was given to Fir Vale School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Fir Vale Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2029
The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.1 milesOasis Academy Don Valley
Report card, May 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention
- 1.1 milesUTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
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Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention
- 1.3 milesLift Firth Park
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jun 2025)
- 1.3 milesAstrea Academy Sheffield
Good (Nov 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.