The Castle School, Taunton

The Castle School is a co-educational secondary school in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom. It had 1,189 pupils aged 11 to 16 in 2017,[1] and has had specialist Sports College status since 2003.[2] It has recently been granted a second specialism in Vocational Education. During the schools latest Ofsted inspection, it received an "outstanding" rating in 26 out of 27 criteria.[3] In July 2011, the school became an Academy.

The Castle School
Address
Wellington Road

Taunton
,
Somerset
,
TA1 5AU

England
Coordinates51.0169°N 3.1179°W / 51.0169; -3.1179
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAchieve, Belong, Participate
SpecialistSports College
Department for Education URN136916 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairSheila Naylor
HeadteacherJames Lamb
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1,189
HousesBalmoral, Lancaster, Caernavon, Buckingham, Windsor, Sandrigham
Colour(s)Green, Orange, Purple, Red, Blue, Yellow
Websitewww.castleschool.com

Site

The original parts of the building include the tower block, and the ground floor building connected to it, which covers the canteen, main hall and science blocks. The newer buildings include the Qdos 6th Form Building, which opened in 2010 replacing two ageing mobile huts and partly extending the jubilee building, the Sealy Building, Sports Hall and Sports Centre and the Jubilee Building which opened in 2003. This has enabled departments to grow and offer more to its pupils by way of facilities and improved teaching rooms. However, the school has 1,236 pupils for a site only designed to hold 600.[4]

Sport

Castle School is heavily involved in sport and offers pupils a wide variety of sports such as football, basketball, tennis, golf, hockey, parkour, athletics, and many more to participate in.

References
  1. "The Castle School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. Ofsted Inspection Report, January 2006 Archived 16 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ofsted Inspection Report, June 2009
  4. Shepherd, Jessica. "Schools aren't fit for pupils to learn in, warn four in 10 headteachers". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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