The Knowls
At a glance
🍏 Food Hygiene Rating (FSA)
📞 Contact Information
| Street Address | 86 Trull Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4QW |
| Phone Number | 01823327080 |
| Official Website | 🔗 Visit Site |
🏢 Parent Operator Group
| HQ Postcode | Unknown |
✨ AI Executive Quality Summary
Based on the available historical regulatory records and the current 2026 Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF) standards, this intelligence summary outlines the operational profile of the provision. Note that detailed qualitative sub-evaluation metrics for lived experience, safeguarding, and leadership are currently unrecorded in the dataset, and historical oversight predates the current framework.
- Historical Regulatory Oversight: Previous regulatory inspections were conducted under the Care Quality Commission (CQC) framework between 2011 and 2014, requiring transition and alignment with contemporary Ofsted social care standards and the 2026 SCCIF requirements.
- Placement Stability Narrative:
- Direct metrics regarding placement disruptions, unplanned endings, or emergency notice behaviors are currently absent from the evaluation dataset.
- In the absence of documented patterns, evidence of proactive de-escalation actions, multi-agency planning to sustain tenancies, and strategies to mitigate emergency placement breakdowns cannot be formally verified at this time.
- Future monitoring must establish robust tracking of placement continuity and the home's ability to manage complex behaviors without resorting to unplanned notices.
- Governance and Lived Experience: Leadership, governance, safeguarding effectiveness, and the direct impact of the provision on the lived experience of children require comprehensive, up-to-date inspection evaluation to ensure alignment with current regulatory expectations.
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🔑 Official Registries
| Ofsted URN | N/A |
| CQC Location ID | 1-127641612 |
| Last Synced | Never |
📋 Capacity & Registration
| Registered Manager | null |
| Responsible Individual | null |
| Therapeutic System | null |
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📋 Regulatory Evaluation Log & Reports
👥 Staff Sentiment & Operational Realities
No anonymous staff sentiment telemetry has been collected for this specific home yet.
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🔮 Predictive Ofsted Risk Profile
Below the watchlist threshold, but the indicators below were found across the 3 of 11 signals we were able to assess.
- No inspection recorded for 149 months - the published judgement may no longer reflect current practice.
- No open statutory requirements on the most recent inspection report.
- Rated No published rating at the most recent inspection.
8 signals could not be assessed
- Rating trajectory - fewer than two graded inspections on the timeline.
- Sub-domain judgements - not published, or not yet parsed from the report.
- Manager tenure - not recorded.
- Manager turnover - changes have only been tracked since July 30, 2026; no earlier history exists.
- Operator solvency - no parent operator is linked to this provision.
- Registration status - not recorded.
- Staff sentiment - fewer than 3 verified reviews in the last six months.
- Area deprivation - this postcode has not been geocoded yet.
Derived from published Ofsted and CQC judgements, statutory requirements listed on inspection reports, and verified staff reviews. This is a directory-generated indicator, not a regulator judgement. Recalculated 5 hours ago.
⚠️ Area Risk Analysis
Neighbourhood contextArea crime data has not been retrieved for this postcode yet.
Sources: police.uk street-level crime API and MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation. Crime is recorded at the neighbourhood level and does not describe the provision itself.
🌊 Flood Risk Intelligence
Environment Agency flood zone monitoring probability rating.
🗺️ Interactive Geospatial Risk & Asset Map
Visualize the facility location relative to nearby registered social care providers (within 5 miles), transport infrastructure links, and local environmental hazards.
🚇 Infrastructure Score
🌐 Wikipedia Insights
Somerset
County in South West England
Somerset, archaically Somersetshire, is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Bristol, and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. The largest settlement is the city of Bath.
Read full Wikipedia article →📊 Local Area Stats & Health Trends (somerset)
SEND Tribunal Appeals
| Appeal Rate | 2.92% |
| Decisions Upheld | 88% |
| Mediation Rate | 31% |
OHID Fingertips Public Health
| Life Expectancy | 79.8 years |
| Depression Rate | 13.1% |
| Childhood Obesity | 20% |
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Care Leaver Transition & Statutory Support Portal
Connecting care leavers directly to post-18 statutory support, setting-up home grants, local council offers, and independent living preparation tools.
🏛️ Statutory Local Offer: somerset
Statutory SupportLeaving Care Grant (Setting-up Home Allowance)
£2,000Statutory grant to buy furniture and essentials for your first home.
Council Tax Exemption
Statutory Council Tax exemption applies up to age 21 (varies to 25 depending on local council guidelines).
Higher Education Bursary
Statutory £2,000 Higher Education bursary plus vacation housing support assistance.
PA / Leaving Care Support Team
somerset Council Leaving Care Services - Please contact the local council directly for team details.
📋 Transition & Rights Checklist (Post-18 Planning)
Turning 18 is a big step! The Children Act 1989 guarantees you specific support as a care leaver. Use this checklist to verify your transition planning is on track.
🔍 Corporate Ownership & Financial Transparency Tracker
Companies House CRN: null | Operator: Lingfield Nursery School
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Risk & Insolvency Flags
The legal entity is not listed as active. This indicates severe structural or operational risk.
