1970 School Handbook wins national prize
1973/4 Art department make gavel and coat of arms for Town Hall
1977 Janet McDermott first pupil to win place to Oxford
1978 Digby Johnson (a blind Student) gained three grade A A Levels
1981 Mr Stokoe nearly killed during a charity parachute jump.
1983 Girls’ choir won two trophies in Blackpool Music Festival
1984 Steel City Products, an enterprise set up and run by Tapton pupils won first place at Young Enterprise Achievers Conference
1984 Winners of National Fire Prevention Quiz
1985 Tracey Hall pronounced Young Citizen of the Month by Sheffield Chamber of Commerce.
Young Engineer final 1989
1991 Midland Bank schools tennis team under 15 winners
1996 A level results 15^th best in country
1997 Julian Brown winner in competition to prioduce computer programme to draw clouds
Rebecca Heller joint first in country in English GCSE
1998 Alan Gofton Highest achiever in A level geography
Mariela Beynon wins Inky Foot Award for story about bullying
Joe Grundy top in country in joint science GCSE