Overall Oxbridge
#1,008
4 ranked schools · -94 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
63
Offers
14
Offer rate22.2%
-0.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Somerset's county town, Taunton holds some 62,000 residents. Its compact lowland setting is framed by the Blackdown Hills to the south, with Taunton Castle, rebuilt by the Normans in the 12th century, anchoring the historic core as home to the Museum of Somerset.
Staplegrove and Trull are among the most sought-after addresses for families competing for school places, with parents targeting well-regarded primary catchments in both villages on the town's quieter residential fringes. Great Western Railway services run to Bristol in under an hour and to Exeter in around forty minutes, following the Bristol and Exeter Railway route that opened in 1842. Rowbarton, North Curry, and Thurlbear extend the residential spread north and east, while Vivary Park has hosted the annual Taunton Flower Show since 1866.
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Area Performance
Across 54 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.54/10, -0.87 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Taunton schools
Taunton vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Taunton schools
top 62% of 14,978
top 62% of 14,978
top 53% of 3,862
top 53% of 3,862
top 25% of 2,555
top 25% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
4 ranked schools · -94 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
63
Offers
14
Oxford
3 ranked schools · +27 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
44
Offers
6
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · +276 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
19
Offers
8
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