Tapton School is a secondary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Darwin Lane, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Darwin Lane, Sheffield, S10 5RG
Website: http://www.taptonschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01142671414
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Kat Rhodes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138069

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1568
Number of Pupils: 1858
Number of Boys: 914
Number of Girls: 944

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.46 Confidence interval 0.29 to 0.63
Of the 223 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 213 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:66%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.1
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broomhall Nursery School
4 Broomhall Road , S10 2DN
4out of 4 2,487 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydgate Junior School
Manchester Road , Crosspool S10 5DP
3out of 4 427 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Fulwood Road , S10 3DQ
3out of 4 501 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lydgate Infant School
Lydgate Lane , S10 5FQ
3out of 4 707 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nether Green Junior School
Fulwood Road , S10 3QA
3out of 4 1,159 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nether Green Infant School
Nether Green Infant School, Stumperlowe Park Road , S10 3QP
3out of 4 1,489 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tapton School
Darwin Lane , S10 5RG
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Notre Dame High School
Fulwood Road , S10 3BT
4out of 4 400 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Edward VII School
Glossop Road , S10 2PW
3out of 4 1,807 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
High Storrs School
High Storrs Road , S11 7LH
3out of 4 2,150 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Forge Valley School
Wood Lane , S6 5HG
3out of 4 2,768 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkdale School
Oakholme Road , S10 3DH
- not rated 1,152 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Westbourne School
60 Westbourne Road , Sheffield S10 2QT
- not rated 1,439 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sheffield High School
10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE
- not rated 1,611 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
University of Sheffield
Western Bank , S10 2TN
- not rated 2,430 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brantwood Specialist School
1 Kenwood Bank , Nether Edge S7 1NU
- not rated 2,557 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.