Taunton's College is a sixth form college college in Upper Shirley, Southampton attended by approximately 1340 students. It offers a range of courses, mostly A Levels and more notably the International Baccalaureate. Many students participate in a range of extracurricular activities, including a yearly trip to rural Tanzania, which students fundraise for themselves. It is situated to the west of Southampton Common next to the Bellemoor pub at the junction of Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road. Near to the south is King Edward VI School, Southampton. Taunton's School was founded in 1760 by Richard Taunton, former Mayor of Southampton. In 1864 it moved to a specially built site on New Road. In 1875 it was established as an endowed school, to be called Taunton's Trade School. The school became a public secondary school and the name changed once more to Taunton's School. In 1926, the school moved to a new campus on Highfield Road. It was officially opened by Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle (then the Coalition Conservative MP for Hastings) on 26 April 1927.