# Alternatives to The Castle School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Castle School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Castle School, for comparison

1.42 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Bishop Fox's School, Taunton](/school/136851/bishop-fox-s-school) | 1.3 mi south-east | 1.28 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Monkton Wood Academy, Taunton](/school/150130/monkton-wood-academy) | 2.7 mi north-east | 0.70 | 2026 | Inadequate (category of concern: Special measures) | no | yes |
| [Court Fields School, Wellington](/school/140416/court-fields-school) | 5.9 mi south-west | 1.05 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Haygrove School, Bridgwater](/school/136917/haygrove-school) | 8.4 mi north-east | 0.90 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Kingsmead Academy, Taunton](/school/136639/kingsmead-academy) | 8.5 mi west | 0.84 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Brymore Academy, Bridgwater](/school/139655/brymore-academy) | 9.3 mi north | 1.79 | 2026 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/136916/the-castle-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136916/the-castle-school