Inspection Reports

The Independent Schools Inspectorate is responsible for the objective assessment of provision across independent education. Awarding an “excellent” grade – the highest possible attainment - their most recent inspection of Merchant Taylors’ School showcases the amazing work done by the teachers and support staff at Taylors’ and the fantastic outcomes gained through the hard work of our pupils.

Across all areas of provision, we excel in delivering a learning experience like no other. You can read more about the variety of areas in which Taylors’ stands out below:

Academic Achievement

• "Pupils make rapid progress in their academic studies. This is a result of a strong desire to succeed in public examinations combined with high expectations from teachers, school managers and governors."
• "Pupils spoke of the positive impact the feedback from teachers has on their learning, and of not being afraid to ask for help due to the open culture that exists."

Personal Development

• "Pupils’ spiritual understanding is excellent. They reflect through activities such as yoga, music and artistic activities… The school offers grounds which are well used beyond the classroom as an environment that helps pupils to be calm and create opportunities to stop and think."
• "Pupils consistently show excellent understanding of the importance of respect and clearly place a very high value on the diversity within their community. They are culturally aware and go well beyond demonstrating tolerance for those from different backgrounds, showing real pride in the differences that they represent throughout the school."

Pastoral Care and Wellbeing

• "Pupils contribute to and support the lives of others within the school, and in the local and wider community. They do this extremely well through taking on positions of responsibility and senior leadership roles as they move up through the school…"
• "The pupils’ excellent personal development benefits from the vertical form and house systems which provide valuable and varied support to pupils by their teachers and pastoral leaders. Compassionate and approachable role models act successfully as mentors to younger pupils."

Co-Curricular Activities

• "Pupils show excellent levels of self-understanding for their age, which they develop through their experiences at the school. Pupils are self-confident and rise to the challenges the school offers them, particularly through its extensive and wide-ranging programme of pupil led clubs and societies."
• "Pupils recognise the benefits of outside and choose to do so as much as possible taking up the wide range of recreational and sporting activities available to them."