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Line 1: {{Use British English\|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~June~~August ~~2018~~2023}} {{Original research\|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox school Line 6: \| image_size = \| coordinates = {{coord\|53.3766\|-1.5174\|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100\|format=dec\|display=inline,title}} \| motto = ''Valuing everyone, Caring for each other, Achieving excellence''{{cn\|date=May 2023}} \| established = 1959 – Crosspool, Sheffield \| closed = Line 13: \| president = \| head_label = Head Teacher \| head = Kathryn Rhodes <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.taptonschool.co.uk/page/?title=Contact+Us&pid=2\|title=Tapton School -– Contact Us\|accessdate=15 August 2021}}</ref> \| r_head_label = \| r_head = Line 45: }} '''Tapton School''' is a secondary school with [[Academy (English school)\|academy status]] located in [[Crosspool]], in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. It is sited next to another secondary, [[King Edward VII School (Sheffield)\|King Edward VII School]] in Sheffield, and near to [[Lydgate Junior School]] in [[Crosspool]], Lydgate Infant School in Sheffield and [[Notre Dame High School (Sheffield)\|Notre Dame Catholic High School]] in Sheffield. Tapton School has approximately 1,650 pupils, aged between 11 and 18 years old.<ref name=ofsted/> Tapton officially opened in 1960, but in 2000 the school was rebuilt under the [[Private Finance Initiative]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/education/about-us/buildings/rebuild-refurb/pfi.html\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406193504/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/education/about-us/buildings/rebuild-refurb/pfi.html\| archive-date = 6 April 2012~~-04-06~~\| title = Sheffield City Council -– Private Finance Initiative (PFI)}} </ref> Students and faculties officially moved to the new building in September 2001. ==History== Line 59: ==Recognition== Academically, Tapton is one of the most successful state-funded schools in Sheffield. Results at A level and GCSE are consistently above the National average. In the academic year 2009–10, GCSE results placed Tapton 1st in the whole city and A level results were equally good. ''The Times'' best schools list 2007 puts the school around 200th in the country, second in Sheffield, though results at GCSE and A level in 2007 would put Tapton first.{{citation needed\|date=January 2011}} The school was inspected by [[Office for Standards in Education\|Ofsted]] on 29 January 2007 and rated as "outstanding".<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/107131 "Tapton School"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109001320/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/107131 \|date=9 November 2011 }}, Ofsted inspection report 2007. Pdf download required. Retrieved 7 January 2012</ref> Line 68 ⟶ 67: Tapton Youth Brass Band' is a [[Brass band (British style)\|brass band]] formed in 1994 as the Tapton School band.{{cn\|date=May 2022}} ==Notable former pupils (Taptonites)== {{Alumni\|date=January 2015}} * [[Kate Bottley]], Anglican priest, TV personality, and journalist * [[Sebastian Coe]], British politician, former athlete, former head of the British Olympic Association * [[Matt Fitzpatrick]], golfer, winner of the [[2022 U.S. Open (golf)\|2022 U.S. Open]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/61855205\|title=US Open 2022: Matt Fitzpatrick wins first major at Brookline Country Club\|date=20 June 2022\|work=Sport Golf\|publisher=BBC\|accessdate=20 June 2022}}</ref>{{failed verification\|date=June 2022\|reason=no montion of Tapton School}} * [[Philip Hensher]], novelist and critic<ref>~~BBC~~{{cite ~~South~~web ~~Yorkshire~~\|publisher=BBC \|title=Philip Hensher's Sheffield ~~http~~\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2008/10/29/philip_hensher_northern_clemency_feature.shtml \|access-date=6 December 2022 \|website=www.bbc.co.uk }}</ref> [[Adam Johnson (cricketer)\|Adam Johnson]], cricketer [[Becky Lyne]], athlete<ref>~~Daily~~{{cite ~~Telegraph,~~news \|title=My School Sport: Becky Lyne \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/2315155/My-School-Sport-Becky-Lyne.html \|access-date=6 December 2022 \|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> * [[Richard McCourt]], better known as Dick from [[Dick and Dom]]<ref>Sheffield Star, Bully for you as Dick beats school thugs http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Bully-for-you-as-Dick.996163.jp</ref> * [[David James Richards]], [[Silicon Valley]] entrepreneur and technology executive<ref>Sheffield Star, WANdisco's right moves to success http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/wandisco-s-right-moves-to-success-1-3324889</ref> * [[Rick Savage]], [[Pete Willis]] and Tony Kenning, three of the founding members of [[Def Leppard]]<ref>~~The~~{{cite ~~Guardian profile,~~news \|title=Def Leppard {{!}} Music \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/defleppard \|access-date=8 August 2023 \|website=The Guardian }}</ref>{{failed verification\|date=January 2015}} * [[Charlie Webster (broadcaster)\|Charlie Webster]], sports TV presenter<ref>Sheffield Star, Charlie Webster article http://www.thestar.co.uk/features/Talented-Charlie-Webster39s-got-her.5310306.jp</ref> * Dr [[James Whitworth]], ~~cartoonist~~Cartoonist (~~Sheffield Star, Sheffield Telegraph,~~ Private Eye), ~~academic~~Author ~~and~~of ~~writer~~five (DCI Miller novels, ~~& journalism)~~academic * [[John Woodcock, Baron Walney]], former Labour MP * [[James Woods (freestyle skier)\|James Woods]], [[freeskier]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.taptonschool.co.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=2&storyid=40 \|title=James Woods' rise to Success \|~~last1~~last=Slater \|~~first1~~first=James \|website=Tapton School \|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> ==Notable former staff== * [[Miriam Cates]], Member of Parliament, formerly taught Chemistry and Biology at Tapton.<ref name=About>{{cite web\|url=https://miriamcates.org.uk/about-miriam-cates/\|publisher=Miriam Cates\|last=Cates\|first=Miriam\|accessdate=23 January 2020\|title=About\|archive-date=11 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111071300/https://miriamcates.org.uk/about-miriam-cates/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== Line 89 ⟶ 91: ==External links== [http://www.taptonschool.co.uk/ Tapton School Official Website] [https://johnmather.com/tapton/start.htm Original unofficial Website] {{Schools in Sheffield}}