Tapton School

State-Funded School

tapton-school-sheffield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield HallamConstituency

S10 5RGPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Tapton School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,747 pupils. Tapton School is part of INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.31

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

15%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,747

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,747
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
9 Jan 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.