Bishop Heber High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
B71
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Malpas, SY14 8JD
- Distance
- 9.8km away
Sir John Talbot's School
Prees Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Local ranking4th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
791
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 December 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 144
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 34.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 38.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
34
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 2.9% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 75
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 873
- Boys
- 447 (52%)
- Girls
- 414 (48%)
- Capacity
- 791 (109% full)
- SEND
- 14.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.7%
- EAL
- 6.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.6%
- SEN Support
- 8.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,110/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 87.3%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Other: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
87.3%
White British
4.3%
White Other
2.5%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141176
- UKPRN
- 10046945
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
Common questions about Sir John Talbot's School
Explore schools in Shropshire
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Sir John Talbot's School usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- B71Bishop Heber High SchoolCompare side by side
Malpas · 9.8km away
- D52The Thomas Adams SchoolCompare side by side
Shrewsbury · 11.6km away
- D40The Grove SchoolCompare side by side
Market Drayton · 14.6km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to Sir John Talbot's School
The Thomas Adams School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
- Distance
- 11.6km away
The Maelor School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C56
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wrexham, LL13 0LU
- Distance
- 12.9km away
The Grove School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
D40
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
- Distance
- 14.6km away
Brine Leas School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nantwich, CW5 7DY
- Distance
- 15.4km away
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nantwich, CW5 5HD
- Distance
- 15.6km away