Taunton School

Taunton School students exceed world average in IB Diploma results

10th July 2023

Twenty-six students from leading independent school Taunton School in Somerset have achieved strong results in the International Baccalaureate. The school is celebrating an average of 31.9 points, exceeding the global…

Old Tauntonian is Appointed to Top Position at Motor Racing Giant McLaren

30th June 2023

Rob Marshall – a student at Taunton between 1975 and 1986 – is to become McLaren’s Formula 1 Technical Director of Engineering and Design from next January. He is currently…

Taunton School announces appointment of new Deputy Head Academic

13th June 2023

Dr Graham Mallard is set to join Taunton’s senior leadership team this September. He is currently Assistant Head Academic at Clifton College in Bristol. Originally from Leicestershire, Dr Mallard studied…

Taunton School Sixth Former organises national online conference with top UK academics to unlock the ‘beauty’ of maths

23rd May 2023

Year 12 student Simon Ivanov has independently signed up senior university lecturers to take part in his own ‘Simply, Infinities’ conference on May 24th . Oxford University Professors Dominic Joyce…

Inspirational Taunton School student wins Pride of Somerset Youth Award

15th May 2023

A Taunton School musician who continues to raise thousands of pounds for charities working in Ukraine has been awarded the Sandy Padgett Pride of Somerset Youth Award 2023. Music scholar…

Taunton School students participate in international debating contest in South Africa

9th May 2023

Sixth-formers Beth and Lizzie travelled to Durban for the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships – an annual event with 120 students from 35 different countries. Both students took…

Taunton School athlete selected for GB Biathle European Championships

3rd May 2023

Taunton School student Isla Winslow has been selected for the GB Biathle European Championships this June in Germany. Isla, from Norfolk, picked up the sport (which involves both swimming and…

Cricketing legends to be star guests at fundraising dinner organised by Taunton School students

28th April 2023

Former England captains Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting are set to talk about their illustrious careers – both on and off the pitch – at the event on Friday May…

Taunton School announces appointment of new Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery

26th April 2023

Rebecca Lewis is set to join the school in September 2023. She is currently Deputy Head of a primary school in Solihull. “I am delighted to be joining Taunton School…

Taunton School and Taunton School International announced as finalists in top international education award

18th April 2023

Taunton School and Taunton School International have been selected out of thousands of the best Secondary Schools in Europe in the 2023 StudyTravel Secondary School Awards for the second year…