Tapton School & Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.975 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tapton School & Sixth Form is a secondary school in Sheffield for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Tapton School & Sixth Form catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.975 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered was 0.975 miles, the 2nd shortest of 14 Sheffield secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.89 miles.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 337 first-choice applications for 267 offers: 246 offers went to first-choice families, and 91 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sheffield.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sheffield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Darwin Lane, Sheffield, S10 5RG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 1,747 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Tapton is a school where pupils and staff are restless in their pursuit of excellence.”
- “Staff have high expectations for pupils.”
- “They are polite, conscientious and achieve highly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 337 first-preference applications, 267 offers in total, 246 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Notre Dame High School 0.2 mi Good
- King Edward VII School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- High Storrs School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Silverdale School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Mercia School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- UTC Sheffield City Centre 2.2 mi Not judged
- All Saints' Catholic High School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade