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Pyrland School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Cheddon Road, Taunton TA2 7QP · pyrlandschool.com · 01823 795340
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2025
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Local authority
- Somerset
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, 164 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136193)
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 164 | 0.8 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 128 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 217 | 158 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 184 | 142 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.8, and 25.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.91 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.6 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 36.9 | +4 |
| Further education | 39.3 | +3.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 6.5 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | −8.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2017/18
| Apprenticeship | 9 |
|---|---|
| Employment | 55 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 27 |
| Activity not captured | 9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Pyrland School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136193), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Jan 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136193)
Jul 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136193)