John Taylor Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 145889
- Address
- Branston Road, Tatenhill, DE13 9SA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1330 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 24.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 51.7%
Pakistani 15.4%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 7.2%
Unclassified 5.5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 2.3%
Indian 2%
African 1%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.45
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 57 |
| English Language | GCSE | 223 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 218 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| French | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
John Taylor Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 232
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 118 105 |
| Year 8 | 232 114 118 |
| Year 9 | 225 119 106 |
| Year 10 | 216 109 107 |
| Year 11 | 225 116 109 |
| Year 12 | 109 48 61 |
| Year 13 | 100 39 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |