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Tapton School

📍 Darwin Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 5RG

Ofsted: Outstanding (26 November 2024)
1,763
Pupils
17.0%
Free school meals
1 April 2012
Opened

About this school

Tapton School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The school has 1,763 pupils enrolled. It was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 26 November 2024. The Co-Headteacher is Anna Siddell. The school is administered by Sheffield local authority. It belongs to INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. It opened in 1 April 2012.

School details

Co-Headteacher
Anna Siddell
Trust
INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
Local authority
Sheffield
Gender
Mixed
URN
138069

Admissions

Applications for places at Tapton School are handled by the school or the local authority (Sheffield). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

58.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.54
Progress 8 · 2023-24
68%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
84%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.31
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
49%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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