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King's Prep is your archetypal stunning prep; tick long sweeping drive, glorious parkland setting, honey-coloured Georgian façade and rich history dating back to the 1700s. The grounds are clearly well loved and well used – from reading dens and fire pits hidden away in the ‘big woods’ to expansive adventure climbing frames, walled garden playgrounds with painted football goals and acre after acre of pitches and fields. What is notable however is that, once inside…

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  • King's College Prep School
    Kingston Road
    Taunton
    Somerset
    TA2 8AA
  • Head: Justin Chippendale
  • T 01823 285920
  • F 01823 285922
  • E [email protected]
  • W www.kings-taunton.co.uk
  • King's College Prep School is an independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13 that offers boarding. King's College Prep School day fees are £10,185 - £21,750 and boarding fees are £25,110 - £32,370 pa. Want to know more about King's College Prep School? Read our review here.
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Local authority: Somerset
  • Pupils: 302
  • Religion: Church of England
  • Fees: Day £10,185 - £21,750; Boarding £25,110 - £32,370 pa

    Fees last updated: 07/07/2024

    Please note school fees are subject to VAT from January 2025. During this transition period, please contact school for full fee information.

  • Open days: Please see website for details
  • Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
  • Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
  • Linked schools: King's College (Taunton)

What the school says...

King's College Prep School is a Woodard school and the prep school to King's College, Taunton which is on a separate campus about three miles away. The school is built around Pyrland Hall, a magnificent Georgian house on the edge of the Quantock Hills. The 50-acre estate is surrounded by National Trust farmland and is within a mile of Taunton, the Somerset county town. Bristol and Exeter are within easy reach and London is a two-hour train journey or three hours via motorway. Children benefit from a rounded education and are encouraged to fulfil their full potential. ...Read more

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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.

UK Independent Schools’ Entry Test

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Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.

Fencing

Since 2009, Justin Chippendale BSc. Welcoming, warm and refreshingly candid; parents praise ‘his clever mix of the modern and the traditional approaches to education’ and it is a topic he enjoys discussing. He has dedicated the last 15 years of his life to King’s Prep and believes that his legacy is one of a school focused on ‘building people’, not simply achieving results. He is proud of the level of trust, support and involvement in the school’s parent community and of the ‘institutional culture of kindness’ that he has overseen at the school. The school’s strong reputation, particularly in sport, drama and academia is, in his own words, ‘a by-product of the successes in kindness, collaboration and consideration with which children lead their lives here’.

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Special Education Needs

Although not a specialist school, King's College Prep makes provision for pupils with mild learning difficulties. The SEN Department was praised by ISI Inspection in 2004 as being a strength of the school. It is also recognised by the Services Education Allowances (SENA). 09-09

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