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The Castle School

URN: 136916

Address: Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 3 October 2023 was:

Outstanding

Quality of education:

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Outstanding

Outstanding

All reports

  1. School inspection: OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 24 November 2023
    PDF – Published

  2. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
    PDF – Published
  3. Opened
  4. Previously The Castle School Closed

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About The Castle School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Somerset

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 19
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1204
  • School capacity: 1188

Location

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  • Address: Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
  • Region: South West

Contact details and general enquiries

Part of BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

At the same postcode

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