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Taunton School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 8–19 · Independent school

Staplegrove Road, Taunton TA2 6AD · tauntonschool.co.uk · 01823 703703

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B
average result (39.8 points per entry)
Pupils
667
86% of 780 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 (39.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 31.2 (England 46.3)31.22017/18: 19.7 (England 46.5)19.72018/19: 23.6 (England 46.7)23.62021/22: 14.3 (England 48.8)14.32022/23: 17.9 (England 46.3)17.92023/24: 21.7 (England 45.9)21.72024/25: 18.4 (England 46.0)18.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼18.446.0
▼1.6%45.4%
▼1.6%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.584.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 37.9 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 37.4 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 38.8 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 38.0 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 40.2 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 37.6 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 33.3 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 39.8 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
108 studentsB (39.8)Above average +0.21
133 studentsB (39.3)Average +0.14
23 studentsDist+ (39.1)Average +0.32
25%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24112C+ (33.3)-0.14
2022/2394B- (37.6)—
2021/2296B (40.2)—
2018/1987B- (38)+0.34
2017/1877B (38.8)+0.20
2016/17101B- (37.4)+0.12
2015/1684B- (37.9)+0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46.8−0.6
Other education1.9—
Apprenticeship0.6−0.9
Employment15.6−7.7
Not in a lasting destination6.5−3.3
Activity not captured28.6+10.6

ISI

Taunton School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
23 to 25 April 2024
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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