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Taunton School
Taunton School's assigned Senior establishment begins in Year 9; Year 7 entry is at Taunton Preparatory School.
Independent school · Taunton, Somerset
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Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6AD
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Entry information
The assigned Taunton School is the Senior establishment, whose main entry begins in Year 9. Year 7 pupils join the separately registered Taunton Preparatory School on the shared campus, where Years 7–8 remain in Prep. That linked Prep route involves enquiry, visit, registration and a taster; the Prep prospectus says there is no entrance examination.
Entry stage: Linked Taunton Preparatory School Year 7; assigned Senior School begins Year 9
The admissions process
- Contact Taunton Preparatory School about a Year 7 place; it is a separate registered establishment on the shared campus
- Visit and register with the Prep School
- Attend a Prep taster day; the school reviews the application and current-school information
- Ask the school about progression to the Senior School, whose main entry is Year 9
Read the official details: Admissions information from Official school website
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Taunton says its Prep School does not use entrance examinations. Families can arrange a visit and taster and provide the requested school report.
Read the official guidance: Official school website · Official school website
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Your application starting points
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Before you apply
- Year 7 admission is to separately registered Taunton Preparatory School (URN 135321), not directly to the assigned Taunton School Senior establishment (URN 123914). Ask Prep admissions about places and later Senior progression.
Plusling’s guide to Taunton School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Taunton School: school details Department for Education
- Taunton School stages and progression Official school website
- Pre-Prep and Prep admissions Official school website
- Prep School prospectus Official school website
- Taunton Preparatory School establishment 135321 Department for Education
- Senior and Sixth Form admissions Official school website