King's College Prep
King's College Prep is an independent school in Taunton for boys and girls aged 0 to 13. It has 260 pupils and room for 425.
Pyrland, Kingston Road, Taunton, TA2 8AA01823 285920Mrs Heidi Berry headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 260 | 265 | 284 | 296 | 301 | 297 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 27% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrland School | Academy | 890 m | – | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Park House School | Independent | 0.6 miles | 20 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wellsprings Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 279 | Not inspected | 11 | Compare |
| Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 136 | Good 2024 | 55 | Compare |
| Selworthy Special School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 204 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Lyngford Park Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 284 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
| Priorswood Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 211 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Taunton Preparatory School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 588 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is King's College Prep a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score King's College Prep yet.
How many pupils does King's College Prep have?
260 pupils aged 0 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 425 places, so it is 61% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Pyrland, Kingston Road, Taunton, TA2 8AA
- Telephone
- 01823 285920
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi Berry
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Monkton & North Curry
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1922
- URN
- 123934 · LAESTAB 9336187 · UKPRN 10018735
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.