Taunton School

Taunton Student Named Young Music Theatre Singer of the Year

9th April 2024

A student at Taunton School has been awarded the Taunton Young Music Theatre Singer of the Year Award. Eliza Hopwood, a student in Year 12, is currently celebrating the latest…

Taunton School clarinet quintet reaches national final of Pro Corda Schools’ Chamber Music Festival

9th April 2024

Taunton School’s clarinet quintet recently celebrated as they reached the national finals of the Pro Corda Schools’ Chamber Music Festival. The Year 9 and 10 students which made up the…

Taunton School student qualifies for Olympic swimming trials

28th March 2024

16-year-old Izzy Blackhurst, a student at Taunton School Sixth Form, has qualified for a trial to join the Great Britain Olympic swimming team. The trials, being held at the London…

New Taunton Prep School Headmaster leads student English Channel swim training

26th March 2024

Taunton School has announced its plans to complete another swim of the English Channel in August 2024, with its Prep School Headmaster, Ed Burnett, leading the training regime alongside Head…

Taunton School production of The Addams Family a triumph

25th March 2024

Taunton School is celebrating the success of its recent student-led production of The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy.   Taking place at The Brewhouse in Taunton, the production ran from…

Taunton School Sixth Form student gains unconditional offer from University of Cambridge

5th March 2024

A student at Taunton School Sixth Form has received an unconditional offer to study Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge, one of the UK’s most prestigious universities.   Helen,…

Taunton Prep School appoints new Headmaster

13th February 2024

Ed Burnett, Senior Deputy Head at Taunton School, has been appointed Headmaster of Taunton Prep School. Mr Burnett joined Taunton School in 2015. As Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding…

Taunton Prep School Singers make it to finals of national choral competition

24th January 2024

The TPS Singers are to pitch their voices against choirs from 21 other schools in a bid to clinch the national title of Barnardo’s Choir of the Year.   In…

Taunton School renews cricketing sponsorship deal for former student Tom Abell

24th January 2024

Somerset County Cricket Team’s Tom Abell is to receive official player sponsorship from Taunton School for the second year running. Tom – a student at Taunton School between 1996 and…

Taunton School students join professional actors on stage in Christmas production at The Brewhouse

15th December 2023

Three Taunton School students performed in a new version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at The Brewhouse arts centre. Brothers Zachary and Barnaby Roberts, aged 14 and 11, along…