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
1258 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
21.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.8%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.4%
Pakistani 15.4%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 6.1%
Unclassified 3.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2.6%
Indian 2.1%
Chinese 0.7%
African 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.06
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 92%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 52%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.5
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.72
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE41
BiologyGCSE29
Business Studies:SingleGCSE79
ChemistryGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
Design & TechnologyGCSE39
English LanguageGCSE197
English LiteratureGCSE197
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE25
FrenchGCSE161
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

John Taylor Free School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
217
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
191
2nd preference
271
3rd preference
67
From another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
191
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
238
118
120
Year 8
234
118
116
Year 9
220
112
108
Year 10
234
120
114
Year 11
225
123
102
Year 12
107
46
61
Year 2023-2024

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