EXCELLENT INSPECTION REPORT

Taunton Prep School was rated ‘excellent’ in our latest inspection report.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), equivalent to Ofsted in the state sector, judged our school as “Excellent” in the quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements and “Excellent” in pupils’ personal development - the highest rating available.

Inspectors reported that pupils’ attainment is often well above national age-related expectations and that pupils’ progress rapidly. It states: “All groups of pupils demonstrate exemplary attitudes to learning.”

It continues that pupils are “highly motivated to learn and succeed” and “exhibit great delight in finding out more.”

Inspectors also found that pupils demonstrate outstanding self-confidence, exhibit strong moral understanding and are extremely respectful towards others.

Inspectors noted that “Pupils’ exemplary attitudes towards learning are nourished by the teachers’ substantial expectations of them, and due to leaders and governors successfully embedding the school’s ethos.