What is Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College's Ofsted rating?

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2023 inspection.

What are Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College's latest exam results?

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.0. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College located?

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester (CW6 0BL).

How many pupils attend Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College?

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College has around 1,186 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College

Eaton Road, Tarporley, CW6 0BL

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

Apr 2023

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

55.0school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College, Tarporley

Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

55.0

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

34.6%

Basics 9-5

67.9%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

55.0

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	53.7	46.4
2023/24	52.5	46.4
2024/25	55.0	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.38	0.00
2023/24	+0.34	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

22.3%

EBacc APS

4.67

EBacc 9-5

12.4%

EBacc 9-4

16.6%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

36.55

A*-A Grades

27.0%

A*-B Grades

55.2%

AAB+ %

11.0%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 86 students entered

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Nearby secondary schools

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