Forge Valley School & Sixth Form: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 274 families put Forge Valley School & Sixth Form as their first choice and 541 named it as one of their preferences, for 268 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 250 first choices in 2021, against 274 in 2026.
Across Sheffield, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Sheffield lodged 236 appeals against secondary school offers; 139 reached a hearing and 49 succeeded (35.3% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 268 | 274 | 541 | 1.0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 239 | 278 | 503 | 1.2 | 45 |
| 2024 | 269 | 284 | 498 | 1.1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 256 | 321 | 494 | 1.3 | 72 |
| 2022 | 254 | 233 | 397 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 242 | 250 | 388 | 1.0 | 22 |
| 2020 | 254 | 249 | 408 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 239 | 253 | 402 | 1.1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 240 | 221 | 381 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2017 | 240 | 224 | 323 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2016 | 232 | 183 | 316 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 237 | 185 | 296 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.