Richard Huish College
Academy · Year 12–Year 13
The Castle School
Wellington Road, Taunton TA1 5AU
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,207
On roll
Ages
11–19
Capacity 1,188
Local authority
Somerset
Blackdown Education Partnership
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Castle School
The Castle School is a secondary academy in Taunton, Somerset, for pupils aged 11–19 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Blackdown Education Partnership.
It has 1,207 pupils on roll and room for 1,188. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–19
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,207
- Capacity
- 1,188 pupils
- Free school meals
- 13.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Blackdown Education Partnership
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136916
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