Type Academy DfE number 933/4100 Ofsted Reports Founder Richard Foxe | Headteacher Kerry Tonkin DfE URN 136851 Tables Phone +44 1823 289211 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Bishop Fox Drive
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3HQ
England Address Bishop Fox Dr, Taunton TA1 3HQ, UK Motto High Standards & High Expectations Similar Taunton School, Court Fields School, Heathfield Community School, The Castle School, Richard Huish College Profiles | ||
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Bishop Fox's School is a mixed secondary school located in Taunton, Somerset, England.
The school traces its history back to 1522, as the Taunton Grammar School or Tudor Grammar School endowed by Richard Foxe (1448–1528), the Bishop of Winchester. The school was housed in what is now referred to as the Old Municipal Building in Taunton. In 1922, it came under the control of Somerset County Council. The school was located on Kingston Road until 1994. This building was demolished and a new housing estate erected. The Kingston Road site is the only former Bishop Fox's School building that is no longer standing. In September 2003, the school was awarded Specialist Status as a Business and Enterprise College. In July 2011, it became an Academy.
In 1994, it moved into new purpose built accommodation on a 30 acre (12.1 ha) site. The new building was opened by John Major, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time. Pupils at the previous site on Kingston Road were invited to plant trees as part of the transition between sites. A brook which is home to water voles runs through the site.
The school has been awarded the Gold Artsmark Award three times. It was judged "Good" by Ofsted in 2010 and again in 2013.
The school has a floodlit astroturf pitch that was completed in summer 2014.