Academy converter · Primary
Taunton · TA2 8EX · Somerset
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 146698
Selworthy Special School
Academy special converter · Taunton · TA2 8HD
Age range
Ages 4–19
Pupils
204
Local authority
Somerset
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 4–19, in Taunton, Somerset, 204 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 39.2%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty….
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Overview
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146698
Location
- Address
- Selworthy Road
- Postcode
- TA2 8HD
- Town
- Taunton
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- Boys / girls
- 149 / 55
- School capacity
- 207
- Capacity fill
- 204 / 207 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- FSM pupils
- 71
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Oak Partnership Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Hollie Phillips
- Telephone
- 01823284970
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-20
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%