Tarporley Community High School
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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in the village of Tarporley
, Cheshire
, England.
.
with a three-form entry. Two more were also opened in Neston and Runcorn
. By the early 1970s, there were around 400 boys and girls.
putting it in the top 10% of schools nationally. This status can only be achieved by the few schools which sign up and are currently participating in the Specialist Schools program and therefore should not be taken as a reflection of the school compared with schools that do not participate in the scheme.
The school became a Specialist Maths & Computing College in 2003. As a part of this programme of investment extensive redevelopment of the existing buildings took place, focused particularly around the provision of the Maths and ICT curriculum. The school now has seven full ICT suites and a number of ICT hubs giving excellent access to computer resources for students.
The existing 6th-form block was extended and refurbished during 2005, and again in 2011 to provide the best facilities for 6th formers in the Cheshire locality. With two dedicated 6th-form teaching spaces, a 6th-form study resource area and 6th-form Common Room.
In 2006 the school's library was fully refurbished after a sewage leak flooded the main several areas of the library. The library serves both the school and the local community.
results, more notably at A-level. In 1998 it got the best A-level results for comprehensives in the country, at a time when it had 800 boys and girls. It has the 8th-highest level of attainment at GCSE and A-level in Cheshire
in 2007 according to The Times
newspaper.
The school attained an average A-level point of 883.5 and 70 percent at GCSE in 2007.
In 2005 OfSTED
inspectors judged the school to be good with some excellent features and to have improved since the previous inspection.
Tarporley
Tarporley is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England....
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England.
Admissions
It has around 1,000 pupils with 64 teachers. It is an over-subscribed school. It is situated in the south of Tarporley not far from the A49A49 road
The A49 is a major road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with...
.
History
The original school (C Block) was opened in January 1958 as the Tarporley County Secondary School, a secondary modern schoolSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
with a three-form entry. Two more were also opened in Neston and Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
. By the early 1970s, there were around 400 boys and girls.
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive school in 1974 with a seven-form entry. There was a major extension to the school in 1976 with the construction of D Block and the Library. The extension was needed because of its new status as a comprehensive and changed its name to the Tarporley County High School.Specialist school
In 2007 the school was designated a High Performing Specialist School (HPSS) by the Department for Children, Schools and FamiliesDepartment for Children, Schools and Families
The Department for Children, Schools and Families was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education...
putting it in the top 10% of schools nationally. This status can only be achieved by the few schools which sign up and are currently participating in the Specialist Schools program and therefore should not be taken as a reflection of the school compared with schools that do not participate in the scheme.
Buildings
The school has a large sports hall which is also used by the local community; in addition, students have access to an artificial pitch and extensive playing fields. The school also has a separate drama building.The school became a Specialist Maths & Computing College in 2003. As a part of this programme of investment extensive redevelopment of the existing buildings took place, focused particularly around the provision of the Maths and ICT curriculum. The school now has seven full ICT suites and a number of ICT hubs giving excellent access to computer resources for students.
The existing 6th-form block was extended and refurbished during 2005, and again in 2011 to provide the best facilities for 6th formers in the Cheshire locality. With two dedicated 6th-form teaching spaces, a 6th-form study resource area and 6th-form Common Room.
In 2006 the school's library was fully refurbished after a sewage leak flooded the main several areas of the library. The library serves both the school and the local community.
Academic performance
The school has a reputation for excellence and regularly attains high GCSE and A-levelGCE Advanced Level
The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...
results, more notably at A-level. In 1998 it got the best A-level results for comprehensives in the country, at a time when it had 800 boys and girls. It has the 8th-highest level of attainment at GCSE and A-level in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
in 2007 according to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
newspaper.
The school attained an average A-level point of 883.5 and 70 percent at GCSE in 2007.
In 2005 OfSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspectors judged the school to be good with some excellent features and to have improved since the previous inspection.