School Summary

King's College Taunton


Boys: 285
Girls: 205
Total Pupils: 490
Opened: 01-01-1922
Ofsted:
Headmaster: Michael Sloan
King's College Taunton
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3LA
Telephone: 01823328200
Website: https://www.kings-taunton.co.uk

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Boarders (code): 3
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Somerset
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Easting: 323202
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EstablishmentName: King's College Taunton
EstablishmentNumber: 6023
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
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GOR (name): South West
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Michael
HeadLastName: Sloan
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headmaster
HeadTitle (name): Mr
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LA (name): Somerset
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LastChangedDate: 15-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 285
NumberOfGirls: 205
NumberOfPupils: 490
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
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OpenDate: 01-01-1922
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Taunton Deane
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Postcode: TA1 3LA
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RSCRegion (name): South-West England
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ReligiousCharacter (name): Church of England
ReligiousEthos (name): Church of England
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SchoolCapacity: 490
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SchoolWebsite: www.kings-taunton.co.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 13
Street: South Road
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TelephoneNum: 01823328200
Town: Taunton
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TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UPRN: 100041070120
URN: 123912
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No such excuse for the \"just read the book\" english geography guy though.\n\nI used to bring one of the English teachers american newspapers at the start of term in return for tuck money at the tuck shop. :)","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Tony H","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111748239220032694550\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfIz7tKH6dVRAFSYxO7LqtS1fh_h9VqzNFcBc4oGu81=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-18T20:25:39Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Me and two other mates used to use the school as a cut through to get home quicker not disturbing anyone at the school just walked through there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been times where the security vans have nearly hit us when we are running because they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t slow down so we thought we where gonna get ran over one of the men working on the ground grabbed one of my mates bag and shouted at him and also some of the students there think that they are more important than everyone else on the planet and think they should be treated like a king they also are very rude and treat people that aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t from there class like peasants","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Me and two other mates used to use the school as a cut through to get home quicker not disturbing anyone at the school just walked through there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been times where the security vans have nearly hit us when we are running because they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t slow down so we thought we where gonna get ran over one of the men working on the ground grabbed one of my mates bag and shouted at him and also some of the students there think that they are more important than everyone else on the planet and think they should be treated like a king they also are very rude and treat people that aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t from there class like peasants","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Tyler BLEEX","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107124868538894746954\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQ6YFVbDaegwScAlgvLCtgKoanoAsvfhx9ttgxVeQ1EG_L8=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2020-05-21T18:58:32Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Bin area is a state, for a driver to get there and perform there duty, people park in the way and no one let's you in, it's the worst place to deliver","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Bin area is a state, for a driver to get there and perform there duty, people park in the way and no one let's you in, it's the worst place to deliver","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"dig that davey","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100615921093420171810\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTdSNRbtS_b7T09g6M_-hcK86drGQQoKxjTF0IfZNaHag=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2020-07-15T20:55:44Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"The IT department are by far the best IT department I've ever dealt with in a school. Keep up the good work!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The IT department are by far the best IT department I've ever dealt with in a school. Keep up the good work!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Akymos","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116392515919972129767\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRvqcy65TaCgcUIBs435n5FLXCAvAEKvM3Ojl7-8oVUFBBt=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2021-07-15T11:27:02Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My university love you love you\n\nIn Hyderabad India","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My university love you love you\n\nIn Hyderabad India","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Farid Nazmi","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112557239299734775639\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtehDP3DLRmn2lcG4WQqtq2-Osgr3iE-ow_JY50Ql5QE=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-05-10T00:56:26Z"}]