Talbot Specialist School

Key facts

Address

Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, S8 9JP

Type

Community special school

Ages

11–19

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.

Nearby special, independent and 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

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