Tarporley High School

General information

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the village of Tarporley, Cheshire, England.AdmissionsIt 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 A49.HistoryThe original school was opened in January 1958 as the Tarporley County Secondary School, a secondary modern school 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.ComprehensiveIt 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 comprehensiveand changed its name to the Tarporley County High School.In 2007 the school was designated a High Performing Specialist School (HPSS) by the Department for Children, Schools and Families putting it in the top 10% of schools nationally.AcademyThe school converted to academy status on 1 August 2012.BuildingsThe 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.