Talbot Specialist School
Other · Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Sheffield
Talbot Specialist School is an other school in Sheffield for ages 11–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, S8 9JP
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at Talbot Specialist School.”
- “Staff have high expectations for all pupils.”
- “Pupils are taught an ambitious curriculum that is adapted to the individual needs of pupils.”
To improve
- “Current planning in some subjects does not specify how the essential knowledge that pupils need to learn should be delivered.”
- “In some subjects, this results in inconsistency and increases teachers’ workload.”
- “However, some teachers report that preparation and assessment is too burdensome.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Where pupils go after they leave
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mossbrook School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Sheffield Inclusion Centre 1.6 mi Good
- Discovery Academy 1.6 mi Not judged
- Brantwood Garden School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Willow Park School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Seven Hills School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kenwood Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade