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The Taunton Academy

The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road
Taunton
Somerset
England
TA27QP

📞 phone: 01823 348200

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Ms Lisa Webber

🌍 web: www.thetauntonacademy.com

811 pupils mixed gender
1150 pupils capacity: 71% full

435 boys 54%

376 girls 46%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
136193
Education phase
Secondary
Religious character
Church of England
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
6905
Open date
1. September 2010
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 322854, Northing: 127126
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.038, Longitude: -3.1017
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
14. September 2022
Diocese
Diocese of Bath and Wells
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Taunton Deane › Priorswood
Free school meals %
25.90
Trust
RICHARD HUISH TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10030944

School governors

  • Sarah Hancock, Local Governor
    (3. May 2015—30. March 2023)
  • Lorraine Heath, Local Governor
    (3. May 2015—30. November 2022)
  • Mr Stuart Todd, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2022—30. November 2022)
  • Mr Marcus Kinnier Paul, Local Governor
    (6. September 2018—30. September 2022)
  • Ms Shelagh Pritchard, Local Governor
    (21. May 2019—21. May 2023)
  • Ms Helen Aries, Local Governor
    (23. September 2019—30. September 2023)
  • Ms Caroline Grant, Local Governor
    (13. November 2019—30. March 2023)
  • Mr John Eddy, Local Governor
    (1. September 2020—1. September 2022)
  • Mr Stuart Todd, Local Governor
    (1. January 2021—30. March 2023)
  • Revd Michael Tiffany, Local Governor
    (9. August 2021—8. August 2025)
  • Ms Rachel Rowles Davis, Local Governor
    (5. January 2022—30. March 2023)
  • Ms Emma Sweeney, Local Governor
    (5. January 2022—4. January 2026)
  • Ms Lorraine Heath, Local Governor
    (1. December 2022—30. November 2026)
  • Ms Anna Turnbull, Local Governor
    (1. December 2022—30. November 2026)
  • Mr Marcus Poole, Local Governor
    (1. October 2022—30. September 2026)
  • Mr Stuart Todd, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2022—31. December 2024)
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Schools nearby

  1. Ladymead Community School, TA27QP
  2. The Taunton Academy, TA27QP (811 pupils)
  3. 0.2 miles Park House School, TA27AX (16 pupils)
  4. 0.3 miles Wellsprings Primary School, TA27NF (309 pupils)
  5. 0.5 miles King's Hall School, TA28AA (301 pupils)
  6. 0.5 miles Selworthy Special School, TA28HD (94 pupils)
  7. 0.5 miles Selworthy Special School, TA28HD (183 pupils)
  8. 0.6 miles Lyngford Park Primary School, TA28EX (259 pupils)
  9. 0.6 miles Lyngford Park Primary School, TA28EX (289 pupils)
  10. 0.7 miles Cheddon Fitzpaine Church of England Primary School, TA28JY
  11. 0.7 miles The St Augustine of Canterbury School, TA27EF
  12. 0.7 miles Sky College, TA27HW (80 pupils)
  13. 0.7 miles Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School, TA28JY (138 pupils)
  14. 0.7 miles Priorswood Primary School, TA27AD (165 pupils)
  15. 0.7 miles The Sky Academy, TA27HW (75 pupils)
  16. 0.8 miles Priorswood Primary School, TA27AD
  17. 0.8 miles Priorswood Primary School, TA27AD (151 pupils)
  18. 0.9 miles Staddons School, TA28LD
  19. 1 mile St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, TA26HA
  20. 1 mile Taunton School, TA26AD (723 pupils)
  21. 1 mile Taunton Preparatory School, TA26AE (425 pupils)
  22. 1 mile St Andrew's Church School, TA26HA (235 pupils)
  23. 1 mile Nerrols Primary School and Nursery, TA28GS (175 pupils)
  24. 1.3 miles The Bridge College, TA11QA (5 pupils)
  25. 1.3 miles Staplegrove Church School, TA26UP (204 pupils)

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