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Bishop Fox's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton TA1 3HQ · bishopfoxs.co.uk · 01823 289211
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,123
- 94% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 23.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bishop Fox's School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 287 families put the school first and 224 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 224 | 287 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 221 | 271 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 222 | 265 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 209 | 238 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 211 | 224 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 44.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 47.7 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 36.4 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bishop Fox's School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 171
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 56 parents (33%) with SEND