Sir John Talbot's School
About the school
Sir John Talbot's School is an open secondary school in Shropshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 December 2023
- Published
- 30 January 2024
- 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
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.8
- Shropshire
- 42.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Shropshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.80%
- Shropshire
- 36.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.80%
- Shropshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.50%
- Shropshire
- 32.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.05
- Shropshire
- 3.71
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.6
AAB or better
- School
- 2.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
873
Girls
48.80%
Boys
51.20%
SEN support
8.82%
Education, health and care plan
5.61%
English as an additional language
6.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.68%
Overall absence
7.96
Persistent absence
22.55
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
130
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
32
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
34%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
38%