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The Taunton Academy is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has about 810 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In September 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Admissions and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Disadvantaged pupils.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | The Castle School | |
| 1.7 | Heathfield Community School | |
| 2.2 | Bishop Fox's School | |
| 6.8 | Haygrove School | |
| 7.0 | Robert Blake School | |
| 7.3 | Court Fields School | |
| 7.8 | Brymore Academy | |
| 8.1 | Chilton Trinity School | |
| 8.3 | Bridgwater College Academy | |
| 9.2 | Kingsmead Academy | |
| 12.3 | Huish Episcopi Academy | |
| 12.6 | Holyrood Academy |
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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: About average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.
Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low. Show details
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are below average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form information for this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2022
No A-level data
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