Pyrland School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Taunton · TA2 7QP · Somerset
Ages 11–16
0.1 miles away
ClosedSecondaryURN 136193
Pyrland School
Academy sponsor led · Taunton · TA2 7QP
Ages 11–16 · 1,029 pupils · Somerset
Attainment 8
37.7
Overall absence
13.9%
Admissions demand
0.76 · Often has places
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.68
−20+2
Attainment 837.7
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+56%
EBacc entry14%
EBacc APS: 3.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence13.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)35.0%
Unauthorised4.3%
- Authorised absence
- 9.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 10.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,001
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.76 · Often has places
1st preferences
128
Places offered
190
1st-preference offers
128
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 241
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 169
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
1,029 pupils · 1,050 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,029
- Boys / girls
- 516 / 513
- School capacity
- 1,050
- Capacity fill
- 1,029 / 1,050 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- FSM pupils
- 298
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Lawrence
Location
- Address
- Cheddon Road
- Postcode
- TA2 7QP
- Town
- Taunton
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Taunton, Somerset, 1,029 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Castle School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Taunton · TA1 5AU · Somerset
Ages 11–19
- Att855.3
- P80.6
- EM5+59%
- Absence6.7%
1.6 miles away
Monkton Wood Academy
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Taunton · TA2 8PD · Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Absence13.1%
- FSM24.5%
- Demand0.86
1.7 miles away
Bishop Fox's School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Taunton · TA1 3HQ · Somerset
Ages 11–16
- Att846.6
- P80.2
- EM5+44%
- Absence8.6%
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Lawrence