Tatworth 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Tatworth Primary School is a primary school located in Chard, Somerset. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 196 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the TATWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school is led by Ms Tracey Hart.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Gymnastics
- Music
- Orchestra
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 137175
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (13 current, 3 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 Stephen Elswood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emma Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Becky Hartley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Anthony Henry John Parfoot Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Pamela MacFarlane Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Dr Kate (Catharine) Staveley (Down) | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Kerry Anne Loader | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Claire Rodway Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Heather Byron Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Vyvian Francis Gundry Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2021 |
| Mr Anthony Parfoot Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Pamela MacFarlane Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Tracey Hart Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mrs Marie Bayley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Gary Bowditch-Taylor Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Pamela Macfarlane Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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