Year 1 travel back to the prehistoric era

Students at Taunton School had a unique opportunity to question a sporting superstar last week. Through his ambassador role for sports brand Grays International, Sir Alistair works with schools to give advice to aspiring cricketers and this term Taunton School were chosen for a Q & A with the record-breaking batsman. The session, which took…

The students from across the Senior School have been selected to play for elite squads in the South West region. The boys, who range from age 13 to 17, have been training hard with rugby director and former professional Nicolas Sestaret at Taunton School, and will be playing throughout the season at clubs including Exeter…

During the summer break, three students from Taunton School took part in the prestigious NSEA (National Schools Equestrian Association) Eventers Challenge Championships held at the internationally-renowned Hickstead in West Sussex, one of the most famous showjumping venues in the world. Emily Miller, Fliss Gostling and Cecilia Fawden had to qualify for the event at King…

With tensions naturally high in this global climate, returning to boarding school life is sure to come with its fair share of anxieties for young people, especially for our international students. Although run slightly differently from previous years, in true Taunton School International tradition, the students, new or returning, arrived to a full-on timetable of…

During the summer break, two students from Taunton School showed tremendous courage when they rushed to the aid of a struggling swimmer in the Cornish sea. On 9th August, Gabriel Baldegger and Joe Neeve were enjoying an evening on the beach at Perran Sands in Cornwall when they become aware of a body boarder in…

The impact of Covid-19 is surely one of the most challenging things most of us have experienced, with the shutting down of work and school creating a huge ripple effect across the world. How refreshing it was, therefore, to see the energy of some of our International students gracing the Foxcombe campus again during Taunton…

We are delighted at Taunton School International to announce yet another year of fantastic GCSE results of a grade 9 – 7 pass rate of 38% and a 9 – 4 pass rate of 92%. It has been a very challenging year both for teachers and students in terms of covering all the subject content and producing…

Year 11 students have been waking up to their GCSE and IGCSE results emails from school this morning safe in the knowledge that, whatever their results, they can hold their heads up high.   “The overwhelming majority of our students engaged wonderfully with remote learning in the summer term, not only to finish learning their…

More than a hundred Year 13 students at Taunton School received their A-Level or BTEC results this morning. The overall picture is encouraging with a small rise in grades compared with last year, and the majority of students having the grades they need to progress to their next step.  At A-Level, 36% of Year 13…

Tomorrow morning between 8.00 and 8.30 will see Taunton School A-Level and BTEC students receive their long-awaited results via email. As for other schools, and in light of the cancellation of public exams this summer, our 2020 results are unique. Under direction from the regulator Ofqual, exam boards have awarded results based on centre-assessed grades…