Tapton School & Sixth FormHigh Storrs School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
Tapton School & Sixth Form and High Storrs School are secondary schools in Sheffield.
Tapton School & Sixth Form scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and High Storrs School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Tapton School & Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Tapton School & Sixth Form was judged exceptional and High Storrs School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.0 for Tapton School & Sixth Form and 61.0 for High Storrs School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Tapton School & Sixth Form (60.6 in 2021-22, 58.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at High Storrs School (58.0 in 2021-22, 61.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldTapton School & Sixth Form | SheffieldHigh Storrs School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | B75/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 29 in Sheffield Stronger figure | 4th of 29 in Sheffield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,763 | 1,668 | |
| Capacity | 1,568 | 1,680 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S10 5RG | Sheffield, S11 7LH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.0 | 61.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67.7% | 74.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84.4% | 85.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.4% | 70.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.31 | 5.77 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 269 | 238 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 217 | 218 | |
| A-level average points | 39.5 Stronger figure | 38.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.3 Stronger figure | 38.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.2% | 23.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,763 | 1,668 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.4% | 8.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 23.8% | 5.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.4% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% | 5.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.4% | 13.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Tapton School & Sixth Form
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