The school, situated on Staplegrove Road in town, is an independent day and boarding school in Taunton. It has been ranked 14th among the top 200 schools in School Sport magazine’s Top 200 Sporting Schools of 2024.

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With more weighting rewarding schools who succeed across a range of sports, Taunton School has received this accolade for its exceptional results throughout the year, as well as the vast range of its sports provision, which saw 120 teams across 24 different sports play 918 fixtures, and plenty of national and regional competitions reached and won.

School Sport magazine is the field’s leading magazine and has curated its Top 200 list for a number of years, combining its previous state school and independent school top 100 lists in 2020 to create the current set-up.

Pupils attending Taunton School are aged from 0-18 and show great sports prospects – with two students chosen to represent England at an international youth hockey tournament.

Both students, Theo and Freya, have received technical hockey support from the school’s specialist teaching staff outside of the main games programme, and have access to the school’s sports scholars programme.

Other achievements include prep pupils swimming the English Channel, the 1st XI cricket team winning a match against the MCC, and a sixth form student qualifying for Team GB swimming trials.

The director of sport at Taunton School spoke about how proud he was when it was revealed that Taunton School made the top 20.

“I’m so proud that the achievements of our students, coaches, and parents have been recognised nationally in this way,” said Daniel Pettifer, director of sport at Taunton School. “It is a real testament to the breadth and depth of the sports programme we are so lucky to be able to offer at Taunton School.”

Recent sport developments to the school’s campus have included the renovation of its main pool, the installation of a golf simulator, the addition of a multi-use games area, and the building of two floodlit AstroTurf pitches set to open soon.

The school also has close relationships with Somerset County Cricket Club, Bristol Bears Rugby, Team Bath Netball, Talent Academy Hockey, and more.