Pyrland School, Taunton
Pyrland School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Taunton, part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. It has a Church of England religious character.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Pyrland School in detail
Pyrland School in its own words
In its own words: "Pyrland School has recently joined the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, a large Trust based in the Southwest of England. The trust’s vision is simple: we strive to ensure all children can attend a good or better school, regardless of their socio-economic background or postcode."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Pyrland School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 136193), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 39.8 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Pyrland School
Across Somerset, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Somerset lodged 133 appeals against secondary school offers; 99 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (10.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Pyrland School are The Castle School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.7); Monkton Wood Academy (1.7 miles, Attainment 8 42.2); and Bishop Fox's School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.7).
The trust
Pyrland School is one of 44 schools run by Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Taunton Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pyrland School (s-bound), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pyrland School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 120 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.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Pyrland School are Wellsprings Primary School (0.3 miles), Lyngford Park Primary School (0.6 miles), Priorswood Primary School (0.7 miles) and Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Wellsprings Primary SchoolLyngford Park Primary SchoolPriorswood Primary SchoolCheddon Fitzpaine Church School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Pyrland School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as Pyrland School (URN 136193), it was rated Requires Improvement in September 2022.
At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Pyrland School before it took its current form in 2026 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 136193). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -1.01 to -0.68 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 33.2 to 39.8 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 23% to 36% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Pyrland School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Pyrland School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Pyrland School is in Somerset; for families living there:
Apply to Somerset for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 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
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Applications and offers at Pyrland School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 136193). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 206 | 164 | 272 | 0.8 | 12 |
| 2024 | 190 | 128 | 241 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 217 | 158 | 262 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 176 | 157 | 219 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 184 | 142 | 217 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 170 | 107 | 185 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 160 | 104 | 161 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 162 | 102 | 154 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 155 | 88 | 166 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 135 | 82 | 143 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 105 | 71 | 116 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 139 | 85 | 129 | 0.6 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
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.
Absence at Pyrland School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 136193). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
12.1%
Overall absence
32.7%
Persistent absence
1,028
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Pyrland School
Showing 10 of 13 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Pyrland School
Are there exam results for Pyrland School?
Pyrland School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 136193), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 39.8 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Pyrland School's Ofsted rating?
Pyrland School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as Pyrland School (URN 136193), it was rated Requires Improvement in September 2022.
What is the catchment area for Pyrland School?
No fixed boundary. When Pyrland School is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Pyrland School?
Apply through Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Pyrland School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Pyrland School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Pyrland School?
Pyrland School is at Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)