[3][4] In the 1870s, the school's governors purchased a site at the northern end of Taunton, on Staplegrove Road.

They had built, by Joseph James, a gothic-influenced building, in the prevailing style of the period.

This large building still dominates the school's 90-acre (36 ha) campus today.

[5] The school was a founding member of the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships and has hosted the tournament numerous times.

As both Junior Schools needed modernisation, building began in 1993 on the boys' site (Thone) to create a new joint boys and girls school, which was partly financed by the sale of the Weirfield site.

[12] A classroom block in the Preparatory School is called Weirfield, as is the main senior girls' Boarding house.

Their result ranked the school as the highest IB newcomer in the UK by the Financial Times.