Secondary school in Taunton, Somerset
Pyrland School
Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 28 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Places
- 1050
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Somerset West and Taunton 010E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 16%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 41%
- Households in social housing
- 49%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mark Lawrence
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Taunton North
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- URN
- 152459
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Castle SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 53.4 | 1.6 mi |
| Monkton Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | 41.4 | 1.7 mi |
| King's College TauntonOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.8 mi |
| Bishop Fox's SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 46.9 | 2.2 mi |
| Queen's CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.5 mi |
| Haygrove SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 48.8 | 6.8 mi |
| Wellington SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 6.9 mi |
| Robert Blake SchoolFoundation school | Requires improvement 2023 | 42.9 | 7.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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