Tapton School
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| Tapton School | |
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| Valuing everyone, Caring for each other, Achieving excellence | |
| Established | 1960 |
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| School type | State, Secondary School |
| Head Teacher | Mr. David Bowes |
| Location | Sheffield, UK |
| Students | 1566 |
| Colors | Black, sweatshirt with School Logo, Black trousers, Black shoes. White polo shirt (from September 2006) |
| Website | [1] |
Tapton School is a secondary school located in Crosspool, Sheffield in the UK. It is a state school, sited next to another secondary King Edward VII School, and near to Lydgate Junior School, Lydgate Infant School and Notre Dame High School. Tapton School has over 1570 Students, aged between 11 and 18 years old. Tapton officially opened in 1960, however in 2000, the school was rebuilt under the Private Finance Initiative [2]. Students and faculties officially moved to the new building in September 2001.
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[edit] Success
Tapton is consistently one of the three most successful schools in Sheffield, academically. Results at A level and GCSE are consistently above the National average. In recent years, various pupils have also excelled in sports with badminton teams winning national competitions and one pupil running in the Commonwealth games.
The school obtained "Specialist Science College" status in the 2003/4 academic year. Teams of pupils have won or placed highly in several national science quizzes.
The school was inspected by OFSTED on 29/1/07 and rated as "outstanding".
[edit] Reconstruction
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. The new buildings include 13 science laboratories, a technology block with 10 classrooms, a music block with dedicated practice rooms, a dividable drama studio and a gym and sports hall.
Outside, there is also a fully-floodlit astroturf, used extensively by local organisations and other schools.
[edit] Notable alumni
Tapton's alumni include Seb Coe, the athlete; 3 of the founder members of Def Leppard; and Richard McCourt, better known as Dick from Dick and Dom.
