Queen's College Catchment Area
Queen's College is an other independent not applicable school in Taunton, Somerset , serving pupils aged 3-19, with 649 pupils, and a capacity of 716 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
3-19
Age range
649
Pupils
716
Capacity
91%
Fill rate
Queen's College Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Queen's College?
The catchment area for Queen's College is the geographic zone Somerset uses to prioritise admissions when this not applicable school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Queen's College is managed by Somerset and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Somerset before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Somerset catchment area documents →Queen's College: 716 places, 91% filled: nearing capacity
Queen's College has a published admission number of 716 places. 649 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 91%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 716, Somerset's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Somerset publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Somerset Council school admissions (official) →
Queen's College: School Information
- Full address
- Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS
- Local authority
- Somerset
- School type
- Other independent school
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- Age range
- 3-19 years
- Religious character
- Methodist
- DfE URN
- 123913
Other Not applicable Schools in Taunton
If Queen's College is oversubscribed, these not applicable schools in Taunton are the next closest alternatives.
King's College Taunton Catchment Area
Other independent school · TA1 3LA
Taunton School Catchment Area
Other independent school · TA2 6AD
King's College Prep Catchment Area
Other independent school · TA2 8AA
Cambian Somerset School Catchment Area
Other independent special school · TA3 5PX
Somerset Progressive School Catchment Area
Other independent special school · TA3 5RH
Taunton Deane Partnership College Catchment Area
Pupil referral unit · TA1 2JD
Other Methodist Schools in Somerset
Queen's College shares its religious character with these Methodist schools across Somerset. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Nearest not applicable schools by distance
These are the not applicable schools closest to Queen's College by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Queen's College
What is the catchment area for Queen's College? ▾
The catchment area for Queen's College is the geographic zone Somerset uses to prioritise admissions when this not applicable school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Queen's College oversubscribed? ▾
Queen's College is operating close to its capacity of 716 places (91% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Queen's College? ▾
Queen's College uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Somerset before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Queen's College cover? ▾
Queen's College is a not applicable school in Taunton, Somerset, serving pupils aged 3-19. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.