Schools in TA

Schools in TA

202 schools in TA: 152 primary, 19 secondary and 31 other, including 21 independent. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 192 that publish a capacity are 85% full overall, and 30 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Bridgwater College Academy

  All-through · ages 3–16 · 1,561 pupils · 83% full
  Serious concerns

  6.4 miles · March 2026
• Holyrood Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,282 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  13 miles · February 2023
• The King Alfred School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,269 pupils · 92% full
  Good

  12 miles · November 2022
• Monkton Wood Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,267 pupils · 90% full
  Serious concerns

  1.5 miles · March 2023
• The Castle School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,207 pupils · 102% full
  Excellent

  3.5 miles · October 2023
• Huish Episcopi Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,192 pupils · 76% full
  Good

  11 miles · May 2026
• Bishop Fox's School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,123 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  3.7 miles · March 2023
• Haygrove School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,051 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  5.0 miles · April 2024
• Chilton Trinity School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 990 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  6.3 miles · September 2014
• Kingsmead Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 892 pupils · 85% full
  Good

  11 miles · July 2013
• Court Fields School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 861 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  9.2 miles · March 2023
• Stanchester Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 829 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  16 miles · October 2019
• Wellington School

  Other · ages 2–20 · Independent · Faith school · 776 pupils · 72% full
  Not rated

  8.9 miles
• Wadham School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 763 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  17 miles · June 2019
• West Somerset College

  Secondary · ages 13–19 · 745 pupils · 49% full
  Needs improvement

  20 miles · January 2026
• Taunton School

  Other · ages 8–19 · Independent · Faith school · 667 pupils · 86% full
  Not rated

  3.0 miles
• Queen's College

  Other · ages 3–19 · Independent · Faith school · 613 pupils · 86% full
  Not rated

  4.3 miles
• Taunton Preparatory School

  Other · ages 0–13 · Independent · 588 pupils · 102% full
  Not rated

  3.0 miles
• Minehead Middle School

  Secondary · ages 9–13 · 570 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  20 miles · March 2014
• West Buckland School

  Other · ages 3–18 · Independent · Faith school · 499 pupils · 53% full
  Not rated

  36 miles
• St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 490 pupils · 117% full
  Good

  5.0 miles · October 2019
• St James Church School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 479 pupils · 114% full
  Good

  2.9 miles · March 2015
• North Town Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 470 pupils · 113% full
  Good

  3.2 miles · March 2023
• West Monkton Church of England School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 465 pupils · 111% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · May 2023
• Manor Court Community Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 448 pupils · 107% full
  Good

  14 miles · December 2019
• The Redstart Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 444 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  13 miles · February 2020
• Parkfield Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 436 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  3.8 miles · February 2020
• Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton

  Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 423 pupils · 106% full
  Good

  4.1 miles · October 2023
• St John and St Francis Church School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 421 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  6.1 miles · May 2022
• Churchfield Church School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 411 pupils · 98% full
  Needs improvement

  12 miles · March 2026

And 172 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.