Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester South and EddisburyConstituency

CW6 0BLPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,219 pupils. Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is part of SANDSTONE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 68.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.68

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,219

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,219
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: SANDSTONE TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Mar 2014	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.