King's College (Taunton) A GSG School
- King's College (Taunton)
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3LA - Head: Michael Sloan
- T 01823 328204
- F 01823 328202
- E [email protected]
- W www.kings-taunton.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Somerset
- Pupils: 430; sixth formers: 170
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £29,130; Boarding £44,640 pa
- Open days: First Saturday in October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: King's College Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
This school is flying, brimming with enthusiasm and passion for learning, smashing it on the sports field and bounding with extracurricular opportunities. It has gradually – and with ‘a deliberate strategy’ – lifted its academic game. While still standing by its inclusivity banner and celebrating the not (overly) selective image that it fosters, it is quietly...
What the school says...
King's College Taunton is a leading independent boarding and day school offering continuous education for girls and boys aged 2 to 18 years. Pupils can attend from nursery through to Year 8 at King’s Prep and attend senior school from year 9 to upper sixth at King’s College. Our welcoming schools are situated on separate campuses in Taunton, Somerset – just two hours away from London. We offer a holistic education, strong on values of scholarship and community – together with world-class provision in sport and the arts. We pride ourselves on creating a home-from-home for our boarding pupils. ...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
Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2022, Michael Sloan, previously deputy head at Brighton College, where he rose through the ranks from assistant head (head of middle school). Grew up in Northern Ireland and attended the Methodist College in Belfast before reading ancient history and politics at Newcastle. After commissioning from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he served as an officer in the Rifles for six years, during which time he was deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo. No stranger to the south-west, he gained a PGCE from Bristol before starting his career as a history teacher at Emanuel School in Wandsworth, where he was also a head of year.
Married to Hannah with four young sons at the school. He is a keen sportsman, having played rugby and football to a good level, an avid...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkner House | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 Academic Scholarship |
| Hazlegrove School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Academic Scholarship |
| Pinewood | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Sports Scholarship |
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