Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
About the school
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is an open secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 April 2023
- Published
- 28 June 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 55.1
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 44.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire West and Chester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 68.40%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.80%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.30%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.68
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.55
AAB or better
- School
- 11.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1186
Girls
49.75%
Boys
50.25%
SEN support
5.99%
Education, health and care plan
1.94%
English as an additional language
1.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.58%
Overall absence
6.53
Persistent absence
15.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
206
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
95%
Higher education
67%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
16%