# TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1081420
- **Other names:** TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, TAUNTON SCHOOL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [04005803](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04005803)
- **Registered:** July 4, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1081420


## Contact

- **Address:** TAUNTON SCHOOL, STAPLEGROVE ROAD, TAUNTON
- **Postcode:** TA2 6AD
- **Phone:** 01823 703602
- **Email:** jenny.agnew@tauntonschool.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tauntonschool.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A SCHOOL OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT:3.1.1.  IN ADMITTING PUPILS TO THE SCHOOL, THE GOVERNORS MUST EXERCISE (ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL) A PREFERENCE IN FAVOUR OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MEMBERS OF THE FREE CHURCHES; AND3.1.2. IN CARRYING OUT ITS OBJECTS, THE CHARITY SHALL UPHOLD THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHOOL WHICH ARE ROOTED IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND RECOGNISE THE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS OF ITS FREE CHURCH FOUNDATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE QUEST FOR FAITH, AND RESPECT FOR ALL RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.

**Activities:** Advancing education for girls and boys age 2 to 18 both day and boarding.  Adding the maximum value to help most pupils achieve excellent exam results and enabling all to maximise their potential.  Helping pupils to be &#x27;Ready for Life&#x27; through many co-curricular activities including; debating, music, drama and sport.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Somerset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Mark Anderson** | Chair | Nov. 15, 2023 |
| David Hugh Hebditch |  | Sept. 1, 2017 |
| Dinah Close |  | June 26, 2023 |
| Elias Musa Mazzawi |  | Nov. 29, 2025 |
| Grant Passey |  | Jan. 9, 2026 |
| Julian Peter Whiteley |  | Dec. 3, 2022 |
| Matthew Mervyn Pyke |  | June 26, 2023 |
| Philip Michael Cooper BAHonsMSc |  | Sept. 1, 2014 |
| REV Nigel Carl Manges |  | Sept. 1, 2016 |
| Richard Kennedy |  |  |
| Robert Charles Aldrich |  | March 11, 2016 |
| Sheila Majella Wheeler |  | Dec. 5, 2020 |
| Shirlene Adam |  | April 22, 2024 |
| Shirley Shayler |  | March 9, 2024 |
| Steven Johnathon Hampton |  | Nov. 29, 2025 |
| Tracey Anne Hazell |  | Nov. 30, 2024 |



## Linked charities

- TAUNTON SCHOOL TRUST (1081420-1)
- TAUNTON SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST (1081420-2)



