Tapton School & Sixth Form
Academy converter · Secondary
Sheffield · S10 5RG · Sheffield
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 140547
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
Academy sponsor led · Sheffield · S6 5HG
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
1,494
Local authority
Sheffield
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 1,494 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.4%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment….
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 140547
Location
- Address
- Wood Lane
- Postcode
- S6 5HG
- Town
- Sheffield
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- District
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,494
- Boys / girls
- 780 / 714
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,494 / 1,350 (111%)
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- FSM pupils
- 342
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Academy trust
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Sponsor
- Tapton School Academy trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 25 on roll / 20 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 180 on roll / 200 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Dale Barrowclough
- Telephone
- 01142348805