School Profile

Taunton School

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South WestBoardingIndependentGBP 0-55k/yrEstimateISI · GoodTier 2Sixth Form
Profile Notes
Taunton School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 8-19 with boarding in Taunton, South West. Currently has 687 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: Christian. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
TauntonTA2 6ADNational Curriculum
687 pupils (88% of 780 capacity) 379 boys / 308 girls
Official URN 123914 • LAESTAB 9336025
www.tauntonschool.co.uk/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age8 - 19
Opened 01-01-1914 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
University of Cambridge25%2024
University of Oxford25%2024
London School of Economics and Political Science13%2024
University College London13%2024
University of Bath13%2024
University of Exeter13%2024
Inspection & quality signals
ISI inspection
ISI · GoodStandards: Met
Last inspected: 2024-04-23
Prestige score
162.1 / 233
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence TrailCurated senior school destinations
School Path AIsenior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 176 students
Avg points / entry39.30
% achieving AAB+25.0%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 818.4
EBacc avg points1.58
Eng & Maths 5+1.6%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425AcademicAverage
Students 176 • APS 39.3 • Value added 0.14
202425A levelAbove average
Students 176 • APS 39.8 • Value added 0.21
202425Applied generalAverage
Students 176 • APS 39.1 • Value added 0.32
202425E/M measuresz
Students 176 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 184 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425Tech levelz
Students 176 • APS n/a • Value added n/a