Ladymead Community School was located on Cheddon Road, Taunton

Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....

, Somerset

Somerset

The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

, England. It was a secondary school

Secondary school

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 and Technology college

Technology College

Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

 for 753 students aged 11–16.

The school closed in July 2010 and students transferred to The Taunton Academy

The Taunton Academy

The Taunton Academy is a school with academy status in Taunton, Somerset, England.The school was formed by the merger of The St Augustine of Canterbury School and Ladymead Community School. Its sponsors are Somerset County Council and the Diocese of Bath and Wells...

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Academic results

In 2008 42% of students achieved five or more GCSEs at A* - C grades including English and Maths.

The school was awarded the Specialist Schools and Academy trust's "most improved school" award in both 2007 and 2008, based on exam results improvements.