King's College Taunton, Taunton
King's College Taunton is an independent school for pupils aged 13 to 19 in Taunton. It has a Church of England religious character. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in November 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
King's College Taunton in detail
King's College Taunton in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include hockey, cricket and journalism.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for King's College Taunton can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to King's College Taunton are Queen's College (1.1 miles), Taunton School (1.4 miles), Taunton Preparatory School (1.4 miles) and King's College Prep (2.3 miles).
Queen's CollegeTaunton SchoolTaunton Preparatory SchoolKing's College Prep
Where pupils go next
Of the 88 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 51% went on to university or other higher education and 14% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 108 pupils (27.8%) received SEN support and 1 (0.3%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Taunton Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tauntfield Close (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King's College Taunton stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 470 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.
Routine Inspection
11 November 2025
Regulatory Compliance
19 October 2022
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
13 March 2018
Intermediate (Boarding)
17 March 2015
Integrated
1 March 2012
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with King's College Taunton
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 22 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
389 pupils
490 places
101 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Taunton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Taunton
Across Somerset council
Places available
4,902
Applications
4,659
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
108
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
28.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
389
Total Pupils
228
Boys
161
Girls
2026 academic year
Questions parents ask about King's College Taunton
What are GCSE results like at King's College Taunton?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for King's College Taunton can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was King's College Taunton last inspected?
King's College Taunton is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in November 2025.
How many pupils go to King's College Taunton?
King's College Taunton has around 389 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to King's College Taunton?
King's College Taunton is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near King's College Taunton?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 22 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Where is King's College Taunton?
King's College Taunton is at South Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3LA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)