The Castle School
Wellington Road, Taunton, TA1 5AU
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,207 (584 boys, 623 girls)
- Capacity: 1188
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 13.3%
- Telephone: 01823274073
- Ofsted: Outstanding (3 Oct 2023)
- Attainment 8: 52.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 707 applications, 237 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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