Pyrland School
Academy sponsor led in Taunton, Somerset.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Capacity | 1050 |
| Trust or sponsor | MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Address | Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.pyrlandschool.com |
| Telephone | 01823795340 |
| URN | 152459 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 January 2025, published 28 April 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Pyrland School, URN 136193).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Castle School (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Monkton Wood Academy (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Bishop Fox's School (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Haygrove School (secondary school, about 11.0 km)
- Robert Blake Academy (secondary school, about 11.5 km)
- Court Fields School (secondary school, about 11.6 km)
- Brymore Academy (secondary school, about 12.5 km)
- Chilton Trinity School (secondary school, about 13.2 km)
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