Queen's College
Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Head Teacher
- Mr Julian Noad
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 716
- Pupils on roll
- 613
- URN
- 123913
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823272559
About this school
Queen's College is a Methodist independent school in Taunton. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 613 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Queen's College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Queen's College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1919, 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 | 61 | 55 | 49 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.7 | 60.0 | 57.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 60% | 65.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 89.1% | 79.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 10.9% | 14.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
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 Queen's College 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 | 53.7 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.4 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 645 |
| 2023/24 | 651 |
| 2024/25 | 649 |
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
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 122
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's College Taunton1.1 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
-
Silver Bridge School1.1 miles
Special schools
-
Willow Vale School1.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Taunton
-
Taunton School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
-
Taunton Preparatory School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
- King's College Prep Independent schools
- King's College Taunton 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 Queen's College teach?
- Queen's College teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Taunton.
- Who is the head teacher of Queen's College?
- The head teacher of Queen's College is Mr Julian Noad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen's College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Queen's College 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 Queen's College?
- Queen's College has 613 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Queen's College full?
- Queen's College has capacity for 716 pupils and 613 on roll (86%), 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 Queen's College a faith school?
- Yes. Queen's College is designated Methodist.
- How have Queen's College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.7 in 2022/23 and 57.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Queen's College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen's College'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.