Fir Vale Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Here we celebrate the successes, endeavours and achievements of people who attended Fir Vale Academy, or its predecessor Earl Marshall School. We take pride in all our students' successes, their determination and their kindness to others.
We are keen to reach out to people who attended Fir Vale School and would be happy to contribute to this page with a couple of paragraphs about their life journey and perhaps a current photo. If you are a former student please consider making contact with us by emailing or Jenny Cassy at . Digital Product Manager at HSBC's Head Office in London.
After Fir Vale, I received a scholarship to attend Sheffield High School sixth form. I left sixth form with A-Level grades A*A*A in History, Politics and Psychology. I then went on to do a degree in International Relations at the London School of Economics. Following this, I joined the HSBC graduate programme.
After completing the graduate scheme I started my current job as a Digital Product Manager at HSBC's head office in London. My job requires using a combination of design, IT and business skills in order to build and maintain websites for HSBC customers.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 151851
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (7 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil MacDonald Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Tina Ball Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Ball | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Anne Quaile | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Christie Spurling | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gary Aubin | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jozef Balazs | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Holly Cookson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Anne Quaile Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Rosemary Cisneros Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| John Davies Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Paul Highfield Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Azhar Iqbal Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Taf Shabir Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record