The Grange has most recently been used as Taunton School’s International Middle School during term time and an events space during the school holidays. The International Middle School relocated to Taunton School’s main campus at the end of the last academic year, a key step in the School’s overall vision to become ‘One School’. The Grange became fully vacant in August 2025.
The Grange comprises three buildings; the main school building and two detached annexes used as boarding houses. It is situated within landscaped gardens and grounds.
Please note, the photos in this brochure were taken in April 2025 and some fixtures and fittings shown in the photos have since been removed.
The main building was the former holiday home of British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden. It is a Grade II Listed, dressed Ham Stone building dating back to circa. 1862. It is built predominantly over two and a half storeys but there is also a basement and a boiler room on the third floor. The main building has a floor area of approximately 854 sq m (9,195 sq ft).
On the ground floor of the main building there are 6no. reception rooms, a commercial kitchen, an office and 3no. WCs. The first floor comprises 7no. classrooms and male and female toilets and on the second floor there is an open plan art studio as well as office space. There is also a small third floor, known as the tower, where the boiler tank room is located. The main building is well maintained and benefits from various striking and historic features such as wooden panelling, stained glass windows and a beautiful wooden staircase connecting the ground and first floors.
The first annexe building is L-shaped and provides approximately 608 sq m (6,541 sq ft) gross internal area. On the ground floor there are 7no. student bedrooms as well as a living room, laundry room, kitchen and a number of bathrooms. On the first floor there are 7no. student bedrooms and 2no. staff flats.
The second annexe building is very similar, with 8no. student bedrooms, a small kitchen, 2no. living rooms and a number of bathrooms on the ground floor and 4no. student bedrooms and a staff flat on the first floor. It totals approximately 532 sq m (5,721 sq ft).
Externally, the buildings sit within attractive, well-maintained landscaped gardens and grounds. There is also a summer house and a hexagonal building which was used as a forest school.
The extent of the land and property for sale is edged red on the site plan and extends to approximately 1.87 acres (0.8 ha).
The Grange is situated on the south eastern outskirts of Kingston St Mary and is accessed off Kingston Road which provides direct access into Taunton in the south and towards West Somerset in the north. The Property is bounded by residential properties to the north, Kingston Road to the east, woodland to the west and agricultural land to the south.
The nearest train station is in Taunton, providing mainline services to Exeter St David’s, Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington. Bristol Airport is located approximately 35 miles to the north-east and provides scheduled and chartered flights to a wide range of national and international destinations.
Kingston St Mary is a desirable and thriving Somerset village, located at the foot of the Quantock Hills, approximately 3.5 miles north of Taunton. The village is situated approximately 5 miles from Junction 25 of the M5 motorway, providing access towards Bristol in the north and Exeter in the south.
Kingston St Mary provides a small range of local services and amenities including a church, a primary school (Ofsted rated Good)and a public house. It is located at the southern end of the Quantock Hills National Landscape and there are a variety of walking routes and bridleways nearby.
