Academy special converter
Taunton · TA2 8HD · Somerset
Ages 4–19
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenURN 150134
The Sky Academy
Academy special converter · Taunton · TA2 7HW
Age range
Ages 5–16
Pupils
105
Local authority
Somerset
Age range
Ages 5–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have 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.
Boys academy special converter, Ages 5–16, in Taunton, Somerset, 105 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 76.2%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
- Compare
- Compare
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Taunton · TA2 7AD · Somerset
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
- Compare
Academy converter · Primary
Taunton · TA2 8EX · Somerset
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
- Compare
Free schools · Primary
Taunton · TA2 8GS · Somerset
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
- Compare
Other independent special school
Taunton · TA2 7AX · Somerset
Ages 8–19
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
- Compare
Community school · Primary
Taunton · TA2 7NF · Somerset
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
- Compare
Academy converter · Primary
Taunton · TA2 6HA · Somerset
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
- Compare
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Taunton · TA2 7QP · Somerset
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 150134
Location
- Address
- Pickeridge Close
- Postcode
- TA2 7HW
- 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
- 105
- Boys / girls
- 105 / 0
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 105 / 120 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 76.2%
- FSM pupils
- 80
- Gender
- Boys
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Academy trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gaby Long
- Telephone
- 01823275569
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
Inadequate
Inspection date
2022-05-04
Category of concern
Special measures
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
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)
- Attainment 8
- 1.1
- Progress 8
- -2.5
- English & maths grade 5+
- 0%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 0%
- EBacc entry
- 0%
- EBacc APS
- 0.0