Forge Valley School

State-Funded School

forge-valley-school-sheffield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield HallamConstituency

S6 5HGPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forge Valley School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,494 pupils. Forge Valley School is part of INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.19

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,494

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,494
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.