Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
Sheffield, S6 5HG · Sheffield · secondary school
9th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield we can score, 30 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.8/10 against 865 of them, against 5.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 55.1 · 74 | 30% | 2.23 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.18 · 36 | 25% | 0.91 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 46.6 · 55 | 10% | 0.55 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 55.1% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 46.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.18 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in June 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in The Big Draw and workshops with creative professionals, and visit galleries, The Hepworth Wakefield, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Getting in. The school has 1533 pupils in a capacity of 1350, meaning it is over capacity by 183. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity by 183 places? What support is available for pupils whose Progress 8 score is below the national baseline? How are creative opportunities like gallery visits integrated into the standard curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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