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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 18 April 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry672 applications · 224 places offered · 287 named it first
- 2026 3.0; Somerset median median 1.4
- 2025 2.4; Somerset median median 1.3
- 2024 2.2; Somerset median median 1.2
- 2023 2.3; Somerset median median 1.2
- 2022 2.1; Somerset median median 1.3
- 2021 2.1; Somerset median median 1.3
- 2020 2.3; Somerset median median 1.4
- 2019 2.6; Somerset median median 1.4
- 2018 2.4; Somerset median median 1.5
- 2017 2.6; Somerset median median 1.6
- 2016 2.5; Somerset median median 1.6
- 2015 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7
- 2014 2.5; Somerset median median 1.5
- This school
- Somerset median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 224 | 672 | 3.0 | 287 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2025 | 221 | 537 | 2.4 | 271 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2024 | 222 | 485 | 2.2 | 265 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2023 | 209 | 480 | 2.3 | 238 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 211 | 446 | 2.1 | 224 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 212 | 437 | 2.1 | 218 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 214 | 499 | 2.3 | 226 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2019 | 194 | 506 | 2.6 | 222 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 194 | 466 | 2.4 | 203 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 | 195 | 503 | 2.6 | 215 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 195 | 486 | 2.5 | 185 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 195 | 451 | 2.3 | 182 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 442 | 2.5 | 197 | 1.09 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 219 | 49.7 | 50% | 72% | – |
| 2024/25 | 219 | 46.9 | 45% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 195 | 46.6 | 44% | 67% | +0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 194 | 48.7 | 45% | 75% | +0.26 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Bishop Fox's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.0applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · SomersetOutstanding20233.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · SomersetSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2025
- 3.9 km · SomersetSpecial measures Inadequate20231.3applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · SomersetGood20231.3applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 13.9 km · SomersetGood20241.7applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
- 14.2 km · SomersetRequires improvement2023
- 15.7 km · SomersetGraded · no overall grade20241.1applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
- 15.9 km · SomersetRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136851 · 933/4100
- Trust
- Bishop Fox's School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,123 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Bishop Fox's Community School (URN 123863)
- Address
- Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton, TA1 3HQ
- Local authority
- Somerset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources