UK Schools
Pyrland School
Pyrland School is a mixed secondary academy in Taunton, Somerset Council, for pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded quality of education as Inadequate at its most recent inspection in January 2025. The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 1 June 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Pyrland School.
Ofsted Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour & attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentInadequate
Leadership & managementInadequate
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 · Inspected 28 Jan 2025 · Published 28 Apr 2025
Read full Ofsted report ↗ Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Pyrland School.
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 1 Autumn Term Starts (Term 1)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 24 Term 1 Ends
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 3 Autumn Term Continues (Term 2)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 19 Autumn Term Ends (Term 2)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 Spring Term Starts (Term 3)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
- 13 Term 3 Ends
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 Spring Term Continues (Term 4)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 2 Spring Term Ends (Term 4)
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 20 Summer Term Starts (Term 5)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Term 5 Ends
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 1 Summer Term Continues (Term 6)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 20 Inset Day
- 21 Inset Day / Summer Term Ends (Term 6)
- 22–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts (Term 1) 01 September 2025 Term
- Term 1 Ends 24 October 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 27 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Continues (Term 2) 03 November 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends (Term 2) 19 December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 December 2025 - 02 January 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Starts (Term 3) 05 January 2026 Term
- Term 3 Ends 13 February 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Continues (Term 4) 23 February 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends (Term 4) 02 April 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 03 April 2026 - 17 April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts (Term 5) 20 April 2026 Term
- Term 5 Ends 22 May 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Continues (Term 6) 01 June 2026 Term
- Inset Day 20 July 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day / Summer Term Ends (Term 6) 21 July 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday 22 July 2026 - 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 01 January 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 03 April 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 06 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 04 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday
Location & catchment area
Indicative catchment Other secondary schools
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Pyrland School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.