Welcome to Tapton School & Sixth Form

Kat Rhodes, Executive Director of Tapton School & Sixth Form, Hallam Primary School and Chaucer School

Tapton is a values led 11-18 school with around 1,750 students, including a Sixth Form of around 450.  We are pleasantly situated in the south west of Sheffield and close to the Peak District National Park.

Our ethos of Valuing Everyone, Caring for Each Other and Achieving Excellence underpin everything that happens in our school. 

We believe education should have a positive impact on all students and that Tapton is the right place for this to happen.  We aspire to improve the life chances and dreams of all our students through ongoing progress and improvement in learning. We strive to make education at Tapton a transformational experience, regardless of ability or background, and our record of sustained success reflects our commitment to raising achievement for everyone. 

We have the highest expectations of all our students in every area of school life.  Our school is a caring, nurturing and ordered community with an atmosphere of calm and purposeful learning. This is to ensure that all our students feel safe and secure.  We are kind, we work hard and we follow the rules.

Students are treated as individuals. We recognise and celebrate different abilities, aptitudes and interests, and believe that everyone can develop through dedication and hard work.  We aim high. Our aspiration is to have the best behaviour, conduct and manners of any school in the country, while recognising that children learn and grow at different rates as they become responsible citizens.

We look forward to welcoming you and your child into our school community.

Our Values 

⭐Valuing Everyone

  • We are inclusive​

  • We celebrate our differences and our strength lies in our diversity​

  • We believe in equality ​

  • We all have a voice​

  • We all have a responsibility to listen to others

⭐Caring for Each Other

  • We are a community​

  • We are responsible for the world around us​

  • We are kind​

  • We recognise that everyone has a mental health and wellbeing​

  • We want our school to be a happy, safe place​

  • We think before we act​

  • We are empathetic

⭐Achieving Excellence 

  • We have high expectations of everyone​

  • We are committed to an ambitious curriculum for all​

  • We are all learners with the capacity to develop and improve​

  • We are responsible for our own learning journey​

  • We believe in progress not perfection​

  • We know that feedback fuels us to become better at what we do​

  • We care about future destinations and lifelong learning