John Taylor Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 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
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 61 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 223 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 223 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
John Taylor Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 217
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 271
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
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 |