Taunton School A GSG School
- Taunton School
Staplegrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6AD - Head: Mr Lee Glaser
- T 01823 703703
- F 01823 703704
- E [email protected]
- W www.tauntonschool.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 13 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Somerset
- Pupils: 541; sixth formers: 266
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £20,070; Boarding £34,380 pa
- Open days: February, May and September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Taunton Prep and Pre-Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Classrooms bright and well equipped, students engaged even as lunchtime became imminent, teachers giving it plenty. A good number of teachers here did something else first. ‘This is a school that really values breadth,’ a parent told us. Another: ‘Taunton students have absolutely no understanding of boredom’. All parents agree that when lessons are over there’s masses to do. Famous victories and lean spells alike are recorded in the Courier, the excellent weekly e-mag that records dash and enterprise in all areas of school life. Exhaustive coverage allows for the greatest number of students to be namechecked...
What the school says...
Taunton School is a leading independent boarding and day school for boys & girls aged 0 to 18 years. The aim of Taunton School is to develop personable, self-confident and articulate young adults with good academic credentials.
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
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.
International Study Centre - school has a linked, international study centre for overseas students wishing to improve their English.
Sports
Unusual sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Lee Glaser MA BSc PGCE, deputy head since 2009. Educated at his local comp in Blackpool and Liverpool University (maths). Qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand, then turned his back on bean-counting and trained to be a teacher. Millfield for 14 years, maths teacher, senior master and director of sport; he’s a diehard sports enthusiast rather than a dead good player. By general agreement he has made a very decent fist of taking over from a bouncy, charismatic head with a silver tongue and a penchant for continuous change. There’s been enough of that; Mr Glaser’s here to get the trains running on time and bed things down. Doesn’t mean innovation is off the cards by any means, mind. Spent his first year appointing a new senior management team...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The Learning Support department is staffed and resourced to meet the needs of individual pupils with a range of learning difficulties. The department is an integral part of the academic and pastoral system of the school and its policies and practices ensure a common philosophy in support of the school's aim - that all pupils are equally valued, irrespective of ability.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrott Hill School | 2018 | 2 | 3 | Drama Scholarship; Art Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| Sherborne Preparatory School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| St Hugh's School (Woodhall Spa) | 2018 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| St Peter's Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; All Round Scholarship |
| Taunton Prep and Pre-Prep School | 2019 | 63 | 33 | All-Rounder (13); Academic Scholarships (3); Sports Scholarships (13); Music Scholarships (3); Drama Scholarship |
| The Junior King's School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2019 | 1 |
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