John Taylor High School
 | |
| Established | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | M Donoghue |
| Chairman of Governors | G Moss |
| Location |
Dunstall Road Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire DE13 8AZ England Coordinates: 52°45′54″N 1°43′11″W / 52.7651°N 1.7197°W |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| DfE URN | 136323 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | approx 1500 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Kingstone Marchington Sherwood Needwood |
| Website | John Taylor High School |
John Taylor High School is a specialist science and leadership academy located in the East Staffordshire village of Barton-under-Needwood, near Burton-on-Trent.
Founded in 1957, the school was named in the honour of John Taylor, who grew up in the village.
School performance
The school was last subject to a full Ofsted inspection in March 2014. This report judged the school to be Outstanding.
Academically, the school is consistently one of the top performing within Staffordshire. In the 2007 results, John Taylor achieved a 5 A*-C (including English and Maths) GCSE percentage of 69%. This placed the school fifth by performance in the county overall and top-performing state school.[1]
Based on the school's performance during the period 2004-2007 in GCSE, the school was ranked joint-ninth most improved in the country.[2] Subsequent to this, the school was awarded High Performance Specialist School (HPSS) status and awarded a second, additional specialism in Leadership. The school was used as the case study by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) for this new specialism.
Academic performance - GCSE
The school has seen substantial improvement in performance at GCSE-level with year-on-year increases and in comparison to other schools within the Staffordshire Local Authority.
| Year | % of pupils 5+ A*-C GCSEs inc. English & Maths | Ranking in county (state schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 [3] | 47% | 11= |
| 2005 [4] | 59% | 10= |
| 2006 [5] | 68% | 1= |
| 2007 [6] | 69% | 1 |
| 2008 [7] | 77% | 1 |
| 2009 [8] | 71% | 5 |
| 2010 [9] | 72% | 3 |
| 2011 [10] | 72% | 5 |
| 2012 [11] | 73% | 6 |
| 2013 | 77% | 6 |
Notable alumni
- Dave Chawner - award-winning stand-up comic, as seen on BBC, ITV and Channel 4
- Tracey Hallam - badminton player; participated in 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games and won the women's singles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Christian Hardy - musician
- Brian Mills - former footballer for Port Vale FC, current Physics teacher at the school
- Jacky Newcomb - Sunday Times best-selling and award-winning author
- Adrian Poynton - stand-up comic and screenwriter
- Glenn Sims - award-winning international television producer; Next Top Model, Got Talent, X Factor, MasterChef
- James Steel - professional gamer
- Darren Stride - former Burton Albion footballer
- Deborah Walker - winner of the Turner Medal for Landscape Painting, 2015
References
- ↑ Secondary schools in Staffordshire: GCSE-level retrieved 10 January 2008
- ↑ BBC Education: The 'most improved' schools retrieved 10 January 2.008
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2004 retrieved 19 October 2005
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2005 retrieved 19 January 2006
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2006 retrieved 11 January 2007
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2007 retrieved 10 January 2008
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2008 retrieved 15 January 2008
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2009 retrieved 13 March 2012
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2010 retrieved 13 March 2012
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2011 retrieved 13 March 2012
- ↑ BBC News Education League Tables Staffordshire Local Authority Secondary School Tables 2012 retrieved 13 March 2012