Forge Valley School

Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

53°23′53″N 1°31′10″W / 53.3981°N 1.5194°W / 53.3981; -1.5194InformationTypeAcademyMottoAmbition, Endeavour, successEstablishedc. 2011Local authorityCity of SheffieldDepartment for Education URN140547 TablesExecutive headteacherDavid BowesHead teacherDale BarrowcloughAge11 to 18Websitehttp://www.forgevalley.school/

Forge Valley School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire England. It replaced Myers Grove School and Wisewood School & Community Sports College.^[1]^[2] The Headteacher is Dale Barrowclough. The school has its own sports centre which is used by the school and community. The school converted to Academy status in September 2014, sponsored by the Tapton School Academy Trust.

Ofsted

In May 2013 it was reported by local newspaper Sheffield Star that the school had been placed under special measures by Ofsted after being deemed 'inadequate'.^[3] The report, which was based on an inspection in March 2013, rated the school Grade 4 overall and in all areas, the lowest possible value in a scale from 1 to 4.^[4] Head teacher Diane McKinlay responded to the report by stating that Forge Valley was a new school "which is still developing and improving" results.^[3]

In late November 2013 Forge Valley received a short inspection from Ofsted.^{[citation needed]}

Events

Forge Valley has presented five productions:^{[citation needed]}

2011-2012 – Oliver!
2012-2013 – We Will Rock You
2015-2016 – Aladdin, Blues Brothers, Bugsy Malone, Lion King and Wizard of Oz
2016-2017 – Matilda, Beauty and the Beast and Into the Woods
2017-2018 – Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Little Shop of Horrors and Shrek The Musical

In September 2016, a 41-year-old teacher at the school, Lynsey Haycock, died from medical complications after breaking her leg in a fall while putting up a classroom display.^[5]

References

^ "News in Brief - School's accolades", Sheffield Telegraph, 6 May 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2011
^ "Forge Valley almost ready for its big day", The Star, 29 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011
^ ^a ^b "Sheffield’s Forge Valley school judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted", Sheffield Star, 20 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013
^ "Forge Valley Community School", Ofsted Reports 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013. Pdf downloads required
^ "Sheffield teacher Lynsey Haycock dies after classroom fall". BBC News. Retrieved 6 September 2016.