Oasis Academy Fir Vale
Owler Lane, Fir Vale, Sheffield, S4 8GA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Round
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 140218
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142012300
About this school
Oasis Academy Fir Vale is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Fir Vale, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 52 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 27% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 17% | 27% | 37% |
| Expected standard in maths | 25% | 31% | 37% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | 21% | 26% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 92.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91.0 | 93.0 | 94.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oasis Academy Fir Vale has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Fir Vale compares
Oasis Academy Fir Vale ranked 101st of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 14.1% | 79.8% | 389 | — |
| Whiteways Primary School | 57% | 10% | 61.7% | 436 | 0.2 miles |
| Owler Brook Primary School | 48% | 9.4% | 69.6% | 411 | 0.3 miles |
| Hucklow Primary School | 55% | 8.2% | 50.4% | 494 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbeyfield Primary Academy | 59% | 10.3% | 47.3% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| Byron Wood Primary Academy | 41% | 6.4% | 52.8% | 395 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.8%
- English as an additional language
- 94.7%
- Overall absence
- 14.13%
- Persistent absence
- 56.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiteways Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Owler Brook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Hucklow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Abbeyfield Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Byron Wood Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Oasis Academy Fir Vale ranks 126th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Sheffield.
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy Fir Vale teach?
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Oasis Academy Fir Vale?
- The headteacher of Oasis Academy Fir Vale is Mrs Helen Round, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Fir Vale been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Fir Vale, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oasis Academy Fir Vale?
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Fir Vale full?
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale has capacity for 420 pupils and 389 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oasis Academy Fir Vale a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Fir Vale has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Fir Vale have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oasis Academy Fir Vale as having nursery classes.
- Is Oasis Academy Fir Vale part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Fir Vale's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Fir Vale compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale ranked 101st of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Fir Vale's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale's overall absence rate is 14.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Fir Vale's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Fir Vale's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 August 2026.