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Pyrland School

Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP

Ofsted: Inadequate

Secondary

Phase

1050

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Pyrland School (URN 136193) since 1 February 2026. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
35.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
25.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
51.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
5.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
160

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Continued in education
70.0%
Apprenticeships
9.0%
Employment
10.0%
Not sustained
8.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
996
Capacity
1050 (0% full)
SEND
13.1%
FSM Eligible
29.4%
EAL
14.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
9.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
48.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,425/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
12.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
32.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 80.2%
  • White Other: 7.0%
  • Black African: 4.5%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%

80.2%

White British

7.0%

White Other

4.5%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Cheddon Road

Taunton, South West

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Administrative

URN
152459
UKPRN
10100437
Establishment No.
4012
Trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

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