Secondary
Sir John Talbot's School
Prees Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 861 of 791 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
48%
46.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 |
| Entered the EBacc | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.6 |
| A level students | 34 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46% |
| 22/23 | 48% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 48% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.2 |
| 22/23 | 30.2 |
| 23/24 | 24.6 |
| 24/25 | 27.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.30 |
| 22/23 | +0.09 |
| 23/24 | +0.18 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.6 |
| 22/23 | 46.1 |
| 23/24 | 47.7 |
| 24/25 | 46.8 |
Prees Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Shropshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Tim Stonall
- Address
- Prees Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
- Telephone
- 01948660600