Tapton School

Tapton School is a secondary school with academy status located in Crosspool, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is sited next to another secondary, King Edward VII School in Sheffield, and near to Lydgate Junior School in Crosspool, Lydgate Infant School in Sheffield and Notre Dame Catholic High School in Sheffield. Tapton School has approximately 1,650 pupils, aged between 11 and 18 years old.[2] Tapton officially opened in 1960, but in 2000 the school was rebuilt under the Private Finance Initiative.[3] Students and faculties officially moved to the new building in September 2001.

Tapton School
Address
Darwin Lane

Sheffield
,
South Yorkshire
,
S10 5RG

England
Coordinates53.3766°N 1.5174°W / 53.3766; -1.5174
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoValuing everyone, Caring for each other, Achieving excellence
Established1959 – Crosspool, Sheffield
Local authorityCity of Sheffield
SpecialistFormerly Science College & Arts Alliance
Department for Education URN138069 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherKathryn Rhodes [1]
Staffover 100
Age11 to 18
Enrolmentapprox. 1,650[2]
Websitehttp://www.taptonschool.co.uk

History
Tapton School (1979)

Tapton Secondary School opened in 1960 with 660 pupils. The pupils came from three local schools who lost their senior school to provide the pupils. These three schools, Springfield County, Nethergreen, and Crookes Endowed, became Junior schools.

The original 1950s school was knocked down and replaced by new premises under the private Finance Initiative in 2001 and is rented from its landlords, Interserve PLC.

After April 2011 the school was affected by changes in the funding of 6th formers and the discontinuation of the specialist schools programme. As a result of this funding change, Tapton governors sought academy status, which was approved, the changeover date being August 2011.

School site

New buildings include 15 science laboratories, a technology block with 10 classrooms, a music block with dedicated practice rooms, a drama studio, and a gym and sports hall. Outside, there is also a floodlit astroturf and tennis court, used by local organisations and other schools for a range of sports. In October 2015, a new building opened, with 4 new geography classrooms and a dance studio which is often used as an assembly hall.

Recognition

Academically, Tapton is one of the most successful state-funded schools in Sheffield. Results at A level and GCSE are consistently above the National average. In the academic year 2009–10, GCSE results placed Tapton 1st in the whole city and A level results were equally good. The Times best schools list 2007 puts the school around 200th in the country, second in Sheffield, though results at GCSE and A level in 2007 would put Tapton first.

The school was inspected by Ofsted on 29 January 2007 and rated as "outstanding".[4]

School students have attained places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first student in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had another successful applicant.[5]

Tapton Youth Brass Band

Tapton Youth Brass Band' is a brass band formed in 1994 as the Tapton School band.

Notable former pupils (Taptonites)

Notable former staff
  • Miriam Cates, Member of Parliament, formerly taught Chemistry and Biology at Tapton.[14]

References
  1. "Tapton School – Contact Us". Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "Ofsted – Tapton School". 8 October 2020.
  3. "Sheffield City Council – Private Finance Initiative (PFI)". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  4. "Tapton School" Archived 9 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted inspection report 2007. Pdf download required. Retrieved 7 January 2012
  5. British Council website "Fellows" Archived 12 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  6. "US Open 2022: Matt Fitzpatrick wins first major at Brookline Country Club". Sport Golf. BBC. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. "Philip Hensher's Sheffield". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. "My School Sport: Becky Lyne". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. Sheffield Star, Bully for you as Dick beats school thugs http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Bully-for-you-as-Dick.996163.jp
  10. Sheffield Star, WANdisco's right moves to success http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/wandisco-s-right-moves-to-success-1-3324889
  11. "Def Leppard | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. Sheffield Star, Charlie Webster article http://www.thestar.co.uk/features/Talented-Charlie-Webster39s-got-her.5310306.jp
  13. Slater, James. "James Woods' rise to Success". Tapton School. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  14. Cates, Miriam. "About". Miriam Cates. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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