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Schools in Taunton

Taunton has 57 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Somerset local authority area.

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About schools in Taunton

Taunton lists 57 schools, most of them primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Taunton keeps a three-tier system, so one middle school sits between the primary and secondary stages.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
55%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 38 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
44.4
average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools39

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Middle schools1

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Sixth forms and colleges1

Special schools and alternative provision6

Independent schools5

Common questions about schools in Taunton

How many schools does Taunton have?
OfferDay lists 57 schools in Taunton, including 39 primary schools and six special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Taunton?
Every school in Taunton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Taunton ranked?
OfferDay ranks schools in Taunton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.