School Summary

Forge Valley School


Boys: 696
Girls: 741
Total Pupils: 1437
Opened: 01-09-2014
Ofsted: Good
: Dale Barrowclough
Forge Valley School
Wood Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 5HG
Telephone: 01142348805
Website: http://www.forgevalleysheffield.org/

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AdministrativeWard (code): E05010880
AdministrativeWard (name): Stannington
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
BoardingEstablishment (name):
CCF (name):
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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County (name): South Yorkshire
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E08000019
DistrictAdministrative (name): Sheffield
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 432033
EdByOther (name):
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Forge Valley School
EstablishmentNumber: 4007
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 10
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Academies
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FSM: 285
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FurtherEducationType (name): Not applicable
GOR (code): D
GOR (name): Yorkshire and the Humber
GSSLACode (name): E08000019
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Dale
HeadLastName: Barrowclough
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HeadTitle (name): Mr
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LA (code): 373
LA (name): Sheffield
LSOA (code): E01007996
LSOA (name): Sheffield 021E
LastChangedDate: 08-06-2023
Locality:
MSOA (code): E02001631
MSOA (name): Sheffield 021
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 389130
NumberOfBoys: 696
NumberOfGirls: 741
NumberOfPupils: 1437
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 01-05-2019
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-09-2014
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000922
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Sheffield, Hallam
PercentageFSM: 23.50
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: S6 5HG
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PreviousLA (code): 999
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QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): East Midlands and the Humber
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 99
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name):
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 06
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): New Provision
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): None
ResourcedProvisionCapacity: 20
ResourcedProvisionOnRoll: 20
SEN1 (name): SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
SEN10 (name): SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
SEN11 (name):
SEN12 (name):
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SEN2 (name): VI - Visual Impairment
SEN3 (name): HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN4 (name): SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN5 (name): ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN6 (name): SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN7 (name): MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
SEN8 (name): PD - Physical Disability
SEN9 (name): MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SENNoStat:
SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat:
SchoolCapacity: 1350
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): Tapton School Academy trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.forgevalleysheffield.org/
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
SenUnitCapacity: 200
SenUnitOnRoll: 180
SiteName:
SpecialClasses (code): 0
SpecialClasses (name): Not applicable
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Wood Lane
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01142348805
Town: Sheffield
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 4899
Trusts (name): TAPTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 28
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy sponsor led
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Resourced provision and SEN unit
UKPRN: 10044566
UPRN: 10090225899
URN: 140547
UrbanRural (code): B1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"There are many improvements which are needed to make the school the best it can possably be but overall it is a good school. The staff are great and the head teacher (MR Baraclough) is a very respectful man who has realy terned the school around and made it the best it can be. The only thing that pulls the schools reputation down are the students who say it is a bad school because they are allways getting into trubble for smocking or destroying things in the school but them getting punished shows the school has a very tight set of rules. The lerning resonse \/ IR is a very good example of a school which cares for their students. They provide a lerning are which is sutable for children with any tipe of dicibility from autisum to dyslexia (which i suffer from). The IR realy helped me when i was a student and i wouldnt have made it to were i am now without the amazing staff and unique students. I realy do love the school and everything it provides.\n:A.J.Taylor (Not becky Taylor)","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"There are many improvements which are needed to make the school the best it can possably be but overall it is a good school. The staff are great and the head teacher (MR Baraclough) is a very respectful man who has realy terned the school around and made it the best it can be. The only thing that pulls the schools reputation down are the students who say it is a bad school because they are allways getting into trubble for smocking or destroying things in the school but them getting punished shows the school has a very tight set of rules. The lerning resonse \/ IR is a very good example of a school which cares for their students. They provide a lerning are which is sutable for children with any tipe of dicibility from autisum to dyslexia (which i suffer from). The IR realy helped me when i was a student and i wouldnt have made it to were i am now without the amazing staff and unique students. I realy do love the school and everything it provides.\n:A.J.Taylor (Not becky Taylor)","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Becks Taylor","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/117169125930923923472\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXrfIWRiIbiMvBrxsu4QgblkTyipwLNOYux9Wg9AkUlSg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-05-28T23:40:20Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"I have a friend who goes here and, having seen it's reports, systems and staff, I view the school as generally loathsome.\n\nIn spite of some recent positive changes, there are still many unsatisfied and clearly distressed and upset students, I for one cannot do anything about the awful ways in which the school has handled it's students, especially KS4, and despise it's withstanding opposition to choice and freedom of choice.\n\nLovingly. E.L.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I have a friend who goes here and, having seen it's reports, systems and staff, I view the school as generally loathsome.\n\nIn spite of some recent positive changes, there are still many unsatisfied and clearly distressed and upset students, I for one cannot do anything about the awful ways in which the school has handled it's students, especially KS4, and despise it's withstanding opposition to choice and freedom of choice.\n\nLovingly. E.L.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Elsa Lavenza","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103486678864172965145\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjW9Tm45z7G3YG5yuj7u51qO_VGrCKkwFXXIeeD1M4C_vw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2014-02-08T19:30:46Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"okaaayyyyy","languageCode":"en-US"},"originalText":{"text":"okaaaayyyyy","languageCode":"so"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Grace Barry","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100361276690296040356\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjX2CRhfYIWC12R-PUTS3R0EIWAW_bOZK9z1_wf68CopJuk=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-06-27T13:33:27Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Ozzie Moore","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108118651841468514076\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIBJ5h_GyS3MZgg3Vl-zjaJO6Pn8Ffy32W3a_gTaDtx=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-12-12T17:21:30Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":2,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jenna P","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113645858203189788976\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJuiOpN1VC8jHW4z1D1gcCx_1n8ONDBpXvLxxwcEvRq=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-06-27T06:00:46Z"}]
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