Tapton School

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Tapton School
Address
Tapton School
Darwin Lane

Sheffield
,
South Yorkshire
,
S10 5RG

England
Coordinates 53°22′36″N1°31′03″W / 53.3766°N 1.5174°W / 53.3766; -1.5174
Information
Type Academy
MottoValuing everyone, Caring for each other, Achieving excellence[ citation needed ]
Established1959 – Crosspool, Sheffield
Local authority City of Sheffield
SpecialistFormerly Science College & Arts Alliance
Department for Education URN 138069 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head TeacherKathryn Rhodes [1]
Staffover 100
Age11to 18
Enrolmentapprox. 1,650 [2]
Website http://www.taptonschool.co.uk

Tapton School is a secondary school with academy status located in Crosspool, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is sited next to another secondary, King Edward VII School in Sheffield, and near to Lydgate Junior School in Crosspool, Lydgate Infant School in Sheffield and Notre Dame Catholic High School in Sheffield. Tapton School has approximately 1,650 pupils, aged between 11 and 18 years old. [2] Tapton officially opened in 1960, but in 2000 the school was rebuilt under the Private Finance Initiative. [3] Students and faculties officially moved to the new building in September 2001.

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History

Tapton School (1979) Tapton School, Crosspool, Sheffield. 1979 (geograph 3217751).jpg
Tapton School (1979)

Tapton Secondary School opened in 1960 with 660 pupils. The pupils came from three local schools who lost their senior school to provide the pupils. These three schools, Springfield County, Nethergreen, and Crookes Endowed, became Junior schools.

The original 1950s school was knocked down and replaced by new premises under the private Finance Initiative in 2001 and is rented from its landlords, Interserve PLC.

After April 2011 the school was affected by changes in the funding of 6th formers and the discontinuation of the specialist schools programme. As a result of this funding change, Tapton governors sought academy status, which was approved, the changeover date being August 2011.

School site

New buildings include 15 science laboratories, a technology block with 10 classrooms, a music block with dedicated practice rooms, a drama studio, and a gym and sports hall. Outside, there is also a floodlit astroturf and tennis court, used by local organisations and other schools for a range of sports. In October 2015, a new building opened, with 4 new geography classrooms and a dance studio which is often used as an assembly hall.

Recognition

The school was inspected by Ofsted on 29 January 2007 and rated as "outstanding". [4]

School students have attained places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first student in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had another successful applicant. [5]

Tapton Youth Brass Band

Tapton Youth Brass Band' is a brass band formed in 1994 as the Tapton School band.[ citation needed ]

Notable former pupils (Taptonites)

Notable former staff

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