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In recent weeks the staff and children in our Prep Boarding House – ‘Thone’ – put together their much anticipated annual assembly to present to the school. With friends from throughout the school community present to support them, the children discussed the benefits of boarding life and the qualities, values and experiences that life as…

A massive 60 students from Taunton School have been selected in the latest round of County and District cricket pathways – a record breaking year once again. Both boys and girls ranging from 9 to 18 years have been selected for county, district, academy and international squads, including Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and as far as…

Taunton Prep School student Joshua Smith was crowned U11 County Champion at the recent Somerset Table Tennis Championships, with fellow student Jake Maloney claiming 2nd place. 13-year-old Prep School student Sam Billings entered the same competition in the under 15s category reaching the quarter finals. He was up against some stiff competition including the current…

Taunton School students Daisy Hickson and Hetty Christopher have been crowned Young Musician and Junior Musician of the Year at the Taunton Festival of the Arts. It is the first time in the competition’s long history that a school has had winners in both categories. Daisy Hickson, who is 15-years-old, wowed the judges with her…

Year 13 student, Georgia McGovern, has been offered a place at the prestigious Claremont McKenna College in the United States after being recognised for her talent in volleyball. With 60 appearances for England Junior Volleyball and more recently selection with the England Seniors, Georgia’s offer to attend a highly regarded US West Coast College is…

Every year each of our tutor groups are tasked with creating a fundraising event to raise money for the schools chosen charity and on Friday 6th March it was the turn of Mr Lovett’s tutor group! The students came together to generate ideas and it was French student Valentin’s idea to hold a crepe sale….

On Thursday 5th March the students and staff at The Grange descended on the school dressed as some of their favourite book characters. We had appearances from Cruella de Vil, Gangsta Granny, Little Bo Peep and her sheep and a host of ‘Where’s Wally’ characters in the shape of the International Middle School staff.  …

Typically, a weekly meeting with the headmaster means only one thing: you’ve done something wrong! However, our early weekly meetings with the headmaster and deputy heads of school allows us to feedback and discuss any concerns, events and to also just have a good catch up (depending if Mr Glaser makes it there on time!)….

After welcoming back our International Middle School students from their well-earned half term break we began the half term with a brilliant trip to two farms. We headed off on Monday morning, waterproofs and welly boots on to our first farm; Tetton Farm kindly hosted by Mr House. Here students learnt about the arable and…

I find it hard to believe that it has been nearly six weeks since we came back for the start of the Spring term and it is amazing how much the staff and pupils have packed into that short time. Academically, it has been another very hard-working and inspiring couple of weeks, and I cannot…