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Taunton School

Taunton School is a very friendly, modern, international school for pupils in search of a forward-looking education. Pupils have the choice between A-Levels and the IB. Taunton School is one of the few schools in the UK to offer four unique Sixth Form pathways: A-Levels, International Baccalaureate, BTEC and a Business Foundation Course specifically for international students. The school sports a really impressive Design and Technology department and has a good range of extracurricular activities, including high-quality sports on offer. An unpretentious school with a great feel to it!
Von Bülow Education placed 1 pupils here in 2023.

The Essentials

  • Number of pupils: 1000

  • Percentage of boarders: 40%

  • Percentage of international pupils: 35%

  • Av. class size: senior school - 13 / 6th Form - 8

  • Closest international airport: London Heathrow Airport, two hour 30 minutes by car.

  • Fees per term for 2023/2024: £14,970


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What we think
Great for pupils intent on a holistic, contemporary education.

The Details

The Academics:

A-Levels, the IB, Foundation, BTecs and GCSEs on offer.

Taunton School is fairly non-selective, yet achieved a very respectable 31% A grades at A-Level and 52% 9-7 grades at GCSEs in 2023. In 2023 the IB average was 31.9 points, two points above the world average. All very decent!

The school offers German, French, Spanish, Latin and Greek.

Boarding:

40% of pupils board.

The boarding houses are all on the school campus. Pupils tend to share with one or two other in senior school until U6th when single rooms are the norm.

Exeat weekends exist, but pupils can stay at school.

Strengths:

Taunton School's big strength is that it is a happy, modern school. A lot of this is driven by very engaging, passionate teachers and great pastoral care. Further factors are the fact that Taunton School is an international school and embraces everyone with patience and open-mindedness.

We are especially taken with Taunton School's great design and technology department. Here, pupils use state-of-the-art tools like 3D-printers and lazer cutters to come up with wonderful product design prototypes and finished articles. We saw gorgeous, innovative office furniture and even a half-finished e-car! Amazing!

We also like the school's Horizons programme, a comprehensive extracurricular programme spanning everything from debating to computer programming. Most of the activities are self-directed, which teaches pupils leadership- and team-working skills along with the activity at hand.

Weaknesses:

The campus itself might lack the grandeur and visual charme of other IB schools further East. But we say: don't judge a school by its buildings!


The Location
Taunton School is located in the Somerset town Taunton.

The Address
Taunton School
Staplegrove Rd
Taunton
TA2
England

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