8 best private schools in Taunton 2024

Taunton is a town in Somerset, England. The population of the city is about 65 thousand people. The history of the city has more than 1000 years. In 904, a monastery was founded in Taunton. In the XI century, a castle was built in the city.

• The attention of teachers, the competent organization of the educational process and leisure of students make learning here effective, interesting and as comfortable as possible.
• At school, the foreign students do not just receive secondary education that meets international standards. The educational institution pays special attention to the development of students' leadership qualities and their social skills. Graduates are erudite, goal-oriented, able to work individually and in a team, strive for knowledge.
• The school provides a lot of opportunities for the development of students' abilities and the disclosure of their creative, athletic potential.
• The extracurricular program provides students with interesting leisure time. While studying at a prestigious private school in the UK, every foreign student can get acquainted with the main sights, customs, traditions of the inhabitants of the country.
• Students' academic progress is monitored by curators. If necessary, the curriculum is corrected.

Sarah Hicklin

Director of International Admissions at Oswestry School

What does make British schools special? Why are they chosen by parents from all over the world for their children?

Schools in the UK continue to be the gold standard of education and offer the highest quality teaching.

The main goal of all the educational programs of the schools is to prepare foreign students for successful studies in British and international schools. Along with sports and creativity, the children are given excellent academic knowledge; help them to integrate into the life of British youth. Almost every student has a personal mentor – he helps the children in optimizing their learning skills, choosing a school for further study, applying to this school and many, many other issues.

• Intensive year program GCSE

Before proceeding to the profile preparation for university admission – the A-Level program in grades 12-13 – British children study for two years in the GCSE program. The final exams of this course are entrance exams for A-Level. For international students, an intensive annual GCSE program is offered, after which they can continue their A-Level education. The course is designed for students aged 15-17 with an English language level A2-B1 and good academic performance.

Compulsory subjects are English, Mathematics and mother tongue. By choice, the students can study: physics, chemistry, biology, interdisciplinary sciences, geography, history, psychology, business, economics, classical civilizations, accounting, mathematics, French, telecommunications, design and technology, art, travel and tourism, religious studies and physical education.

• A year preparatory program for enrolment on International Baccalaureate Diploma

The IB is a popular alternative to the British A-Level high school program. This is often the system of education chosen by students who plan to enrol in universities outside the United Kingdom in the future. The schools offer a course of preparation for International Baccalaureate, which corresponds in structure to the program itself. During 1 year, the foreign students will study 6 subjects: 3 at the regular level, and 3 at the advanced level. Additionally, the students will take part in the work on their own project, get acquainted with the Theory of Knowledge course and will develop their creative abilities.

• A-level

As a rule, students choose 4 subjects to study. However, some students can study in 3 or 5 disciplines. In the latter case (when choosing 5 subjects), the school recommends that one of them be Critical Thinking. Items are selected 1 from each block.

• Block A: Crafts, Biology, Business, Chemistry, classical civilizations, Economics, English, French, Latin, personal development, Physics;
• Block B: Photography, Critical Thinking, Chemistry, English as a Foreign Language, Geography, German, History, music technology, Physics, theology, Spanish, theatre skills;
• Block C: Photography, Critical thinking, Biology, Higher Mathematics, Geography, Greek, History, Technology music, Physics, Psychology;
• Block D: Business, Biology, Economics, English, Geology, History, Mathematics, Music;
• Block E: Chemistry, Critical thinking, Design and Technology, English, Higher Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Psychology, theatre skills.
• International Baccalaureate

During 2 years, students will study 6 subjects: 3 at the regular level, and 3 at the advanced level. Additionally, they will take part in the work on their own project, get acquainted with the Theory of Knowledge course and will develop their creative and creative abilities. Items must be selected from 1 of 6 blocks:

• Language: English and English literature, Chinese and Chinese literature, French, German, Italian;
• Additional language: Mandarin, Greek, Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin;
• Humanities: economics, geography, history, philosophy, classical civilizations;
• Natural sciences: chemistry, physics, biology, design and technology, physical development and culture;
• Mathematics;
• Art: music, theatre, fine arts.

The cost of studying in private schools in Taunton varies depending on the ranking of the institution, the results of graduate exams, prestige, history. The average cost of education in England: at school and college £14,000-£25,000 per year (full—time - without accommodation), in a boarding house – £30 000 – 50 000 per year in the most expensive, this is the price of the most prestigious private schools in Taunton.

The list of documents varies slightly between schools due to small differences in the work of admissions committees of educational institutions near London. But the database of documents — what is required to be collected without fail for admission to all private schools in Taunton, remains unchanged:

• School annual report cards (grades for the academic year) for the last 2-3 years of study;
• Copy of passport;
• Letters of recommendation from teachers of mathematics, English, director, written in free form with translation into English;
• International language certificate
• Some private schools in Edinburg may require to pass a single Ukiset test - before submitting documents to the school for consideration by the admissions committee;
• School registration forms
• Interview via Skype with applicant.

Private schools in suburb of London mainly accept students on boarding conditions: children are offered rooms in a dormitory (residence), elementary school students live in rooms for 4 to 10 people.

It also provides accommodation in "dormitories", which are spacious, partitioned rooms. In the dormitories, each resident has his own corner with a bed, a desk, a small wardrobe for storing personal belongings, shoes, clothes. High school students are accommodated in double and single rooms.

Meals for children of all ages are provided hot three times a day. The menu, as a rule, offers meat, vegetarian, fish, several dishes are served at each meal.