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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College

Eaton Road, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0BL ·

Ofsted:Good· 2023
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Tarporley. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (April 2023). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 55.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 188 families put it first for 196 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,219
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Academy trust
SANDSTONE TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Deakin
Opened
Aug 2012

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 25 Apr 2023
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 193 pupils

Attainment 8
55.1
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
68.4%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
80.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.34
2023/24 · CI 0.14 to 0.54
This school
55.1
Cheshire West and Chester
44.6
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
196
1st preferences
188
All applications
344
1st prefs per place
0.96
Fewer first choices than places

188 of 188 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 33 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,186
Capacity
1,270
96% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)11.6%
  • English as an additional language1.6%
  • SEN support6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.9%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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