Taunton Preparatory School
Taunton Preparatory School is an independent school in Taunton for boys and girls aged 0 to 13. It has 588 pupils, 12 more than it has places for.
Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA2 6AE01823 703307tauntonschool.co.ukMr Ed Burnett 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.
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 | 588 | 433 | 417 | 440 | 425 | 516 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 16% | 36% | 12% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton School | Independent | 0 m | 667 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Andrew's Church School | Academy | 760 m | 223 | No overall grade 2024 | 9 | Compare |
| Staplegrove Church School | Academy | 840 m | 206 | Good 2022 | 62 | Compare |
| North Town Academy | Academy | 980 m | 470 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| The Castle School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,207 | Outstanding 2023 | 88 | Compare |
| Priorswood Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 211 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Wellsprings Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 279 | Not inspected | 11 | Compare |
| Park House School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 20 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Taunton Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Taunton Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Taunton Preparatory School have?
588 pupils aged 0 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 576 places, so it is 102% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA2 6AE
- Telephone
- 01823 703307
- Website
- www.tauntonschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Burnett
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Rowbarton & Staplegrove
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 July 2007 (new provision)
- URN
- 135321 · LAESTAB 9336214 · UKPRN 10025588
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.