Tapton School & Sixth Form
Darwin Lane, Sheffield, S10 5RG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Co-Headteacher
- Ms Anna Siddell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tapton School Academy trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,568
- Pupils on roll
- 1,747
- URN
- 138069
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142671414
About this school
Tapton School & Sixth Form is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,747 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tapton School & Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 263 | 286 | 269 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 58.4 | 58.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.71 +0.53 to +0.88 | +0.54 +0.38 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 70.6% | 67.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 84.3% | 84.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 59.8% | 49.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tapton School & Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.4 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,818 |
| 2023/24 | 1,817 |
| 2024/25 | 1,763 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tapton School & Sixth Form compares
Tapton School & Sixth Form ranked 3rd of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58 | 6% | 17.4% | 1,747 | — |
| Notre Dame High School | 52.8 | 6.7% | 16.1% | 1,491 | 0.2 miles |
| King Edward VII School | 50.8 | 8.5% | 28.6% | 1,729 | 1.0 miles |
| High Storrs School | 61 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 1,706 | 1.2 miles |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | 46.6 | 9.3% | 26.9% | 1,494 | 1.6 miles |
| Silverdale School | 56.7 | 5.3% | 13.7% | 1,491 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.36%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Notre Dame High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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King Edward VII School1.0 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
High Storrs School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form1.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Silverdale School1.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Tapton School & Sixth Form ranks 3rd of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Bradfield Secondary School Secondary
- Chaucer School Secondary
- Dinnington High School Secondary
- E-Act Parkwood Academy Secondary
- Ecclesfield School Secondary
- Eckington School Secondary
- Fir Vale Academy Secondary
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Secondary
- High Storrs School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Tapton School & Sixth Form teach?
- Tapton School & Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the co-headteacher of Tapton School & Sixth Form?
- The co-headteacher of Tapton School & Sixth Form is Ms Anna Siddell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tapton School & Sixth Form been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tapton School & Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Tapton School & Sixth Form?
- Tapton School & Sixth Form has 1,747 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tapton School & Sixth Form full?
- Tapton School & Sixth Form has capacity for 1,568 pupils and 1,747 on roll (111%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tapton School & Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Tapton School & Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Tapton School & Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Tapton School & Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Tapton School & Sixth Form part of an academy trust?
- Tapton School & Sixth Form is part of INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tapton School & Sixth Form have?
- The schools register lists Tapton School & Sixth Form's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tapton School & Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 58 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tapton School & Sixth Form compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Tapton School & Sixth Form ranked 3rd of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tapton School & Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Tapton School & Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tapton School & Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tapton School & Sixth Form's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.