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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Eaton Road, Tarporley CW6 0BL · tarporleyhigh.co.uk · 01829 732558
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire West and Chester 44.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,219
- 96% of 1,270 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sandstone Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 188 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 196 | 188 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 216 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 219 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 209 | 239 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 214 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 68.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 44.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲68.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.68 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.3 | −6 |
| Sixth form college | 12.4 | −1.5 |
| Further education | 33.3 | +3.4 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +2 |
| Employment | 4.5 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 students | B- (36.6) | Average +0.09 | |
| 85 students | B- (36.6) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 93 | B- (37.7) | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 100 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 79 | B+ (42.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 88 | C+ (32.6) | -0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 108 | C (31.3) | +0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 112 | C (29.2) | -0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 86 | C (30) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66.3 | +18.7 |
| Further education | 1.1 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.5 | +7.1 |
| Employment | 15.8 | −19.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (273 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 273
- 22% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 49 parents (18%) with SEND