Taunton School

Taunton School leads revival of traditional β€˜pen pal’ programmeΒ with partner French school

1st June 2026

Taunton SchoolΒ has welcomedΒ 53 students from CollΓ¨ge Joseph Kerbellec inΒ QuΓ©ven, Brittany, as part of a growing international partnership that is helping to revive the traditional β€˜pen pal’ exchange for a new…

Taunton Prep School pupilsΒ training forΒ ambitiousΒ English ChannelΒ swimΒ forΒ local charity

12th May 2026

A group ofΒ Year 8Β pupils from Taunton Prep School are currently training to swim the English Channel this August. TheΒ 18Β pupilsΒ who will all be aged 13 at the time of the swimΒ have…

Taunton School studentΒ gainsΒ place with National Youth Theatre

6th May 2026

A Taunton School student has gained a place with the prestigious National Youth Theatre. Arthur, a Year 12 student at theΒ School,Β has been awarded the place following a rigorous audition process…

Two Taunton School studentsΒ sign professional contracts with Bristol Bears

21st April 2026

Two students from Taunton School have signed professionalΒ contractsΒ with Bristol Bears. Caspar and Monty, both in Year 13,Β have been part of Bristol Bears Academy forΒ a number ofΒ years and willΒ now progress to…

Taunton School shortlisted for two BSA awards: International School of the Year and Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative

7th April 2026

Taunton School has been shortlisted for two Boarding Schools Association (BSA) awards: International School of the Year and Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative. The BSA Supporting Excellence AwardsΒ β€œcelebrate theΒ outstandingΒ achievements, dedication,…

Taunton School student wins Somerset Schools Golf Championship

30th March 2026

Finley, aΒ student from Taunton School,Β has won the Somerset SchoolsΒ GolfΒ Championship, qualifying for theΒ South WestΒ Schools Golf Championship. The Year 11 student finished with aΒ score ofΒ 68Β andΒ a three-shot victoryΒ –Β an incredible achievementΒ against 99 of the…

Taunton School students rankedΒ asΒ top pentathlon athletes in UK

17th March 2026

Two Taunton School students haveΒ been ranked as two of the best pentathlon athletes in the UK following the conclusion of the Modern Pentathlon National Ranking Series. Year 12 Isobel has…

Taunton School studentsΒ light up Brewhouse stage withΒ five exceptional performances of Legally Blonde: The Musical

11th March 2026

Taunton School’s senior studentsΒ lit up the stageΒ at Taunton’s professional theatreΒ The BrewhouseΒ last weekΒ withΒ fiveΒ dazzling performances of Legally Blonde: The Musical. TheΒ exceptionalΒ performances ran from Wednesday 4thΒ to Saturday 7thΒ March and includedΒ 80 studentsΒ from Years 9…

Taunton School students gain Oxbridge offers

25th February 2026

Two Taunton School students have gained prestigious Oxbridge offers, withΒ TillyΒ gaining a conditional offer to studyΒ HistoryΒ atΒ theΒ UniversityΒ ofΒ Oxford and Jack gaining an unconditional offer to studyΒ Natural SciencesΒ atΒ the University of Cambridge. Year 13Β TillyΒ is currently…

Taunton School named asΒ Lawn Tennis Association’sΒ Somerset School of the Year

10th February 2026

Taunton School has been named as the Lawn Tennis AssociationΒ (LTA)’s Somerset School of the Year. TheΒ SchoolΒ was chosen for this award following several parent nominations, which were reviewed and evaluated by…