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Richard Taunton Sixth Form College[1]

Secondary · 16 plus · ages 16–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL D D 2024/25[2]

Results

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2.9% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D[4] 4.9%[4]
2022/23 D+[5] 5.1%[5]
2021/22 C[6] 6.7%[6]
2018/19 C-[7] 4.1%[7]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
68% 2022/23[8]
UK higher education
24% 2022/23[8]
Education
35% 2022/23[8]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[8]
Employment
28% 2022/23[8]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 78%[9] 29%[9] 40%[9] 3%[9] 34%[9]
2020/21 80%[10] 34%[10] 41%[10] 5%[10] 34%[10]
2019/20 81%[11] 25%[11] 49%[11] 6%[11] 26%[11]
2018/19 79%[12] 28%[12] 36%[12] 6%[12] 37%[12]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
44% 2021/22[13]
Top third of most selective universities
8% 2021/22[13]
Russell Group universities
8% 2019/20[14]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2018/19[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 55%[16] 11%[16]
2019/20 52%[14] 8%[14] 8%[14]
2018/19 54%[15] 8%[15] 7%[15] 0%[15]
2017/18 58%[17] 6%[17] 6%[17] 0%[17]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

No published data for this school.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy 16-19 converter[1]
Ages
16–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Trust
LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Southampton[1]
Website
www.richardtaunton.ac.uk[1]
District
Southampton[18]
Postcode
SO15 5RL[1]
URN
145228[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
0 2021/22[19]
English as an additional language
0% 2021/22[19]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.