The Castle School

School Name: The Castle School
Address: Wellington Road
Town/City: Taunton
County: Somerset
Postcode: TA1 5AU
Telephone Number: 01823 274073
Website: http://www.castleschool.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-19)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Blackdown Education Partnership
Sponsor: Blackdown Education Partnership

Headteacher: Mr Jamie Wordsworth
Capacity: 1188
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1207 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 102% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 13.3%

URN: 136916
DfE Number: 933/4358
UKPRN: 10034180
UPRN: 10002701371
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Somerset (E06000066)
Constituency: Taunton and Wellington (E14001540)
Electoral Ward: Bishop's Hull & Taunton West (E05014339)

Easting & Northing: 321677E, 124771N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 1' 3.36" N 3° 7' 4.26" W
Plus Code: 9C3R2V9J+2V

DfE Record: View record

1. Parkfield Primary School (0.7km)
2. North Town Academy (0.7km)
3. Taunton Preparatory School (1.1km)
4. Taunton School (1.1km)
5. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton (1.1km)
6. Bishops Hull Primary School (1.1km)
7. St Andrew's Church School (1.3km)
8. Staplegrove Church School (1.4km)
9. St George's Catholic School (1.5km)
10. Silver Bridge School (1.6km)

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• Holyrood Academy
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• Wellesley Park Primary School
• Uffculme Primary School
• Court Fields School
• Axe Valley Academy
• Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School
• Neroche Primary School
• Orchard Grove Primary School
• Cullompton Community College
• Bishops Hull Primary School
• Tiverton High School

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