Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College, Tarporley

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.3 in Cheshire West and Chester and 47 across England.

66% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Cheshire West and Chester and 47% in England.

That is up from 55.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.34: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.4, against 58.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 188 families put Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College as their first choice and 344 named it as one of their preferences, for 196 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is one of 5 schools run by Sandstone Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 66% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 79 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 28 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School (outside), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71).

In 2024/25, Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College issued 77 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College are Tarporley CofE Primary School (0.3 miles) and Eaton Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.