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Taunton School

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Taunton School Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA2 6AD

Head:
Dr. J H Newton M.A. (Oxon), F.Coll.P.,Dip.M.S
Telephone:
01823 349200
Website
http://www.tauntonschool.co.uk/

Welcome to Taunton School

As a Headmaster, I believe that a school education should be life changing, not merely a daily ritual to be endured. I believe we should be preparing the young for the next 50 years of their lives, not just the next 5. I believe that my job is to equip my pupils with the values and experiences for a future anywhere in the world.

I am ambitious for your children. I and my staff seek to prepare young people to shape a changing world in the 21st century. That is our challenge and not simply spin. I intend to give my parents and pupils full value for the investment they are making, because there is no greater commodity than human potential. As a leading independent school for boys and girls aged 2 to 18 years, located in Somerset, in the South West of England, we offer boarders and day pupils an opportunity to live a full and forward-looking school life.

A website can only offer a flavour. Please come and visit us and meet the pupils and staff who make this a special place.

Dr John H. Newton M.A. (Oxon), F.Coll.P.,Dip.M.S.(Ed.)
Headmaster, Taunton School

Senior School
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General information

Gender:

Mixed

Day/Boarding:

Boarding

Age range:

13 – 18

Number of pupils:

928

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships:

Academic, All Rounder, Armed Forces, Art, Clergy/Ministers, Music, Siblings, Sport

SEN Catered for:

Asperger's, Delicate/Medical Conditions, Dyslexia, Hearing Impairment, Learning Difficulties

Day pupil at senior school level:

£13,440

Full board pupil at senior school level:

£21,210

Percentage of pupils obtaining grade A* - C in the last academic year (for which figures are available):

47%

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