King's College Taunton
South Road, Taunton, TA1 3LA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headmaster
- Mr Michael Sloan
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 123912
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823328200
About this school
King's College Taunton is a Church of England independent school in Taunton. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected King's College Taunton under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
King's College Taunton has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1922, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 106 | 79 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.4 | 34.7 | 35.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King's College Taunton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.4 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.7 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 108
Location
Nearby schools
-
Silver Bridge School0.1 miles
Special schools
-
Willow Vale School0.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Taunton
-
Queen's College1.1 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
-
The Sky Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Taunton
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Taunton School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
- King's College Prep Independent schools
- Queen's College Independent schools
- Taunton Preparatory School Independent schools
- Taunton School Independent schools
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton Primary
- Bishops Hull Primary School Primary
- Bishops Lydeard Church School Primary
- Blackbrook Primary School Primary
- Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Primary
- Churchstanton Primary School Primary
- Cotford St Luke Primary School Primary
- Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does King's College Taunton teach?
- King's College Taunton teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is an independent school in Taunton.
- Who is the headmaster of King's College Taunton?
- The headmaster of King's College Taunton is Mr Michael Sloan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's College Taunton been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King's College Taunton under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is King's College Taunton?
- King's College Taunton has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is King's College Taunton full?
- King's College Taunton has capacity for 490 pupils and 389 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's College Taunton a faith school?
- Yes. King's College Taunton is designated Church of England.
- How have King's College Taunton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.4 in 2022/23 and 35.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are King's College Taunton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's College Taunton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.