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King's College Taunton
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 13–19 · Independent school
South Road, Taunton TA1 3LA · kings-taunton.co.uk · 01823 328200
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- B
- average result (38.5 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 389
- 79% of 490 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.28 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | B (38.5) | Above average +0.26 | |
| 76 students | B (38.5) | Above average +0.25 |
26.4%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 82 | B- (36.6) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 84 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 86 | B+ (42.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 73 | B+ (41.7) | +0.45 |
| 2017/18 | 84 | B- (37.1) | +0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 90 | B- (36.6) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 81 | B- (36.4) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.1 | +5.1 |
| Further and other education | 2.3 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 1.1 | — |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Employment | 13.6 | −9.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 19.3 | +1.3 |
ISI
King's College Taunton is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 11 to 13 November 2025
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Oct 2022Regulatory compliance
- Mar 2018Compliance and quality
- Mar 2015Intermediate (Boarding) 2015
- Integrated