Willow Vale School
Ofsted: School remains GoodPupil referral unit
Taunton · TA1 2JD · Somerset
Ages 5–16
- FSM61.7%
0.0 miles away
ClosedURN 134699
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Pupil referral unit · Taunton · TA1 2JD
Ages 5–16 · 43 pupils · Somerset
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill61%
43 pupils · 71 places
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- Boys / girls
- 26 / 17
- School capacity
- 71
- Capacity fill
- 43 / 71 (61%)
- Free school meals
- 69.8%
- FSM pupils
- 30
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
Age range
Ages 5–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Pupil referral unit
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Lawrence
Location
- Address
- Byron Road
- Postcode
- TA1 2JD
- 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 pupil referral unit, Ages 5–16, in Taunton, Somerset, 43 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 69.8%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Holway Park Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Taunton · TA1 2JA · Somerset
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM35.2%
- Demand0.97
0.2 miles away
Blackbrook Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Taunton · TA1 2RA · Somerset
Ages 5–11
- KS244%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM14.0%
- Demand1.59
0.4 miles away
Academy 16-19 converter · 16 plus
Taunton · TA1 3DZ · Somerset
Ages 16–19
- FSM0.0%
0.5 miles away
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Taunton · TA1 3AF · Somerset
Ages 2–11
- KS237%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM32.0%
- Demand0.94
0.5 miles away
Other independent school
Taunton · TA1 3LA · Somerset
Ages 13–19
- Att834.7
- EM5+0%
0.5 miles away
Minerva Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Taunton · TA1 2BU · Somerset
Ages 2–11
- Absence6.4%
- FSM53.3%
- Demand0.75
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Lawrence