Sir John Talbot's School is a secondary school located in Whitchurch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Prees Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Website: http://www.sirjohntalbots.co.uk/
Telephone: 01948660600
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tim Stonall
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141176

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 771
Number of Pupils: 754
Number of Boys: 373
Number of Girls: 381

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.57 Confidence interval 0.29 to 0.86
Of the 79 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 77 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.09
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy
Station Road , SY13 1RJ
3out of 4 1,087 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy
Salisbury Road , SY13 1RX
1out of 4 1,306 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
Tilstock Lane , Tilstock SY13 3JL
1out of 4 2,661 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir John Talbot's School
Prees Road , SY13 2BY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The White House School
Heath Road , SY13 2AA
- not rated 329 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Physis Heathgates Academy
Heathgates Farm , Prees SY13 2AJ
- not rated 1,092 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.