The Castle School, Taunton
| The Castle School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Wellington Road , , TA1 5AU | |
| Coordinates | 51°01′01″N 3°07′04″W / 51.0169°N 3.1179°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Achieve, Belong, Participate |
| Specialist | Sports College |
| Department for Education URN | 136916 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Patricia Rendell |
| Headteacher | James Lamb |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1,199 |
| Houses | Balmoral, Lancaster, Caernarvon, Buckingham, Windsor, Sandringham |
| Colour(s) | Green, Orange, Mauve, Red, Blue, Yellow |
| Website | www |
The Castle School is a co-educational secondary school in Taunton, Somerset, England. It has 1200 pupils aged 11 to 16 and had specialist Sports College status in 2003. It was granted a second specialism in Vocational Education. During the school's Ofsted inspection in 2009, it received an "outstanding" rating in 26 out of 27 criteria. In 2022 it again received an Outstanding judgement from Ofsted - the first comprehensive secondary school in the south west of England to be judged outstanding under the new framework. In July 2011, the school became an Academy.