Avishayes Community Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Chard (Somerset).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Carly Gay - EYFS Lead, Early Years SENCO & Reception Teacher Thank you for considering Avishayes Primary School and Early Years Centre. We understand how important this decision is for you as a parent/carer, so we have an expert team of knowledgeable and friendly staff to help you every step of the way. Your child's safety will always be our number one priority.
We know you are entrusting the most precious part of your life to our care and we won't let you down. Our dedicated Nursery team is totally committed to each and every child, and is trained to provide the optimum day care experience.
Our Nursery is supported by enthusiastic and objective childcare specialists, whose brief is solely to ensure that we constantly provide excellent service and best practice. We aim to create a unique 'home from home' environment where your children's individual personalities are nurtured and where they are encouraged to develop.
It is our mission to see that every child in our care leaves with a stimulated, enquiring mind and equally importantly, with bags of confidence. Every child will then be ready for a seamless transition to 'big school'.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Scarf Visits
- Gamelan Music
- School Council
- Phonics
- ELSA
- Art and Creative Development
- Humanities Development
- Scientific Development
- Technical Development
- Induction
- Accelerated Reader
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 137174
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (17 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Damien Moore | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Constable Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Lambert | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Marion Dietz Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Laura Jayne Hicks Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Barbara Dale Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Shirley Flannery Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Barbara Dale Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Alison Hawes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Richard Prosser Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mr Richard Prosser Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karen Louise Coulson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2031 |
| Mrs Clare Rinaldi Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2018 | |
| Mr Anthony Gray Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 |
| Mr Anthony Gray Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carolyn Waterstone Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 |
| Mrs Alison Hawes Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Aplin Confirmed same person | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record