Richard Huish College
Richard Huish College is an academy 16-19 converter in Taunton for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 0 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
South Road, Taunton, TA1 3DZ01823 320800huish.ac.ukMs Emma Fielding headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
1,155 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,155 | 1,026 | 992 | 994 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 38.33 | 36.98 | 36.15 | 39.40 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- | B |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 38.98 | 36.98 | 36.42 | – |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 16% | 15% | 12% | – |
| A level progressA level value added | +0.31 | +0.22 | – | – |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 34.03 | 34.24 | 33.66 | 34.72 |
| T levels: points per entry | – | 33.88 | 35.41 | 35.18 |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 89% | 90% | 92% | – |
A level subjects
28 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Strongest A levels
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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.
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 949 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 76%, compared with 88% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 51% went on to degree-level study or training and 16% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 87% | – | – |
| Education | 41% | – | – |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 2% | 3% |
| Work | 39% | – | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 9% | – | – |
Money
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Fox's School | Academy | 240 m | 1,123 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| King's College Taunton | Independent | 430 m | 389 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Silver Bridge School | Independent | 550 m | 58 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St George's Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 630 m | 219 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Academy | 640 m | 363 | Good 2023 | 19 | Compare |
| Willow Vale School | Pupil referral unit | 740 m | 60 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Holway Park Community Primary School | Council | 860 m | 335 | Good 2019 | 15 | Compare |
| St James Church School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 479 | No overall grade 2024 | 16 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Richard Huish College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Richard Huish College yet.
How many pupils does Richard Huish College have?
0 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2022.
Does Richard Huish College have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was B-. 28 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- South Road, Taunton, TA1 3DZ
- Telephone
- 01823 320800
- Website
- www.huish.ac.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Fielding
- Type of school
- Academy 16-19 converter (Academy 16-19 converter, academies)
- Phase
- Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Richard Huish Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Taunton South
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2021 (academy converter)
- URN
- 148791 · LAESTAB 9338600 · UKPRN 10089242
- Formerly
- Richard Huish College
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 2022.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- 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.