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Welcome to Pyrland School

 

Welcome to Pyrland School, an oversubscribed secondary school In Taunton, Somerset. We are a community built on a foundation of ‘sky-high expectations,’ where we believe that every student has the capacity to achieve extraordinary things.
 
As a church school, we promote a vision of “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10). This means we are dedicated to supporting our students to become well rounded individuals, through an educational journey that encourages curiosity and builds resilience; nurturing their spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well being.
 
In the school’s most recent Ofsted monitoring visit inspector’s noted ‘there is a harmonious environment in lessons and around the school.’
 
Having supported Pyrland School since March 2025, Pyrland joined the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership in February 2026. This is a Trust with primary, secondary and special schools based across the South West of England and is often described as the ‘market leader’ in the South West with an exceptional record for providing high quality educational provision to all of its students.
 
As a Head teacher, I believe that every student who comes to our school deserves the very best education, inspired by a culture of ‘sky-high expectations’. Our community deserves nothing less. 
I hope this website gives you a real flavour of the work we do and the opportunities we provide. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
 
 
Mark Lawrence
Executive Head Teacher

 

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Year 10 Football County Cup

Year 10 Football County Cup

Pyrland Year 10 Bow Out of County Cup Despite Strong Start Match Report by Mr Stirzaker Year 10’s County Cup football campaign came to an end with a 3-1 defeat to Nailsea School,...

U15 Cricket Match

U15 Cricket Match

U15 Indoor Cricket. Match Report by Mr Stirzaker The U15s took part in an indoor cricket match against The Castle School and Holyrood Academy. They faced scdifficult challenge...

U14 Football Tournament

U14 Football Tournament

Pyrland U14 Girls Football Tournament. Report by Mr Stirzaker Pyrland U14 girls travelled to Court Fields School for a tough tournament in terrible conditions, battling through...

Cross Country Championships

Cross Country Championships

Six of our students competed for Taunton in the Somerset Cross Country Championships. They were selected to represent our town following a qualifying competition in November....

Year 7 Football Tournament

Year 7 Football Tournament

Year 7 Football Tournament. Match report by Mr Hedaux . The Year 7 girls delivered an outstanding performance at a seven-a-side tournament - showing resilience, teamwork and...

Pyrland Hosts Athletics Festival

Pyrland Hosts Athletics Festival

Our brilliant Year 9 young leaders assisted at the Year 3 athletics festival, hosted by Pyrland at the Wellsprings Centre. The event was attended by six of our wonderful cluster...

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