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Schools in Chard

Chard is in Somerset. 9 open schools and colleges have a Chard address: 6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special and 1 other. 67% are academies or free schools.

Schools

9

6 primary · 1 secondary

Pupils

2,867

on roll in 9 schools

Ofsted Good or better

83%

5 of 6 with a one-word grade on record

Governors

74

on record across 7 schools

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Phase

All Primary 6 Secondary 1 Special 1 Other 1

Ofsted

All Good 5 Requires improvement 1 No overall grade or ungraded 1 None on record 2

Type

All Academy or free school 6 Council-maintained 1 Independent 2

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Schools in Chard 9

Schools in Chard
School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Governors
3 DimensionsOther independent special schoolNone on recordSpecial · 69 pupils	Special	None on record	69	-
Avishayes Community Primary SchoolAcademy converterNo overall gradeOct 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 199 pupils · 17 governors	Primary	No overall gradeOct 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	199	17
Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledRequires improvementOct 2021Primary · 54 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	Requires improvementOct 2021	54	6
Chard SchoolOther independent schoolNone on recordOther · 58 pupils	Other	None on record	58	-
Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolGoodSep 2012Primary · 117 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	GoodSep 2012	117	11
Holyrood AcademyAcademy converterGoodFeb 2023Secondary · 1,282 pupils · 11 governors	Secondary	GoodFeb 2023	1,282	11
Manor Court Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledGoodDec 2019Ungraded inspection Oct 2024, no grade givenPrimary · 448 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	GoodDec 2019Ungraded inspection Oct 2024, no grade given	448	8
Tatworth Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodMar 2022Primary · 196 pupils · 15 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2022	196	15
The Redstart Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodFeb 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade givenPrimary · 444 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	GoodFeb 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given	444	6

At a glance

Phase

Primary6

Secondary1

Special1

Other1

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good5

Requires improvement1

No overall grade or ungraded1

None on record2

Type

Academy or free school6

Council-maintained1

Independent2

Trusts running schools here

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Avishayes Primary School and Early Years Centre 1 school
Blackdown Education Partnership 1 school
Cabot Learning Federation 1 school
Ppat Education 1 school
Tatworth Primary School 1 school
The Academies for Character and Excellence 1 school

Local authority

Somerset 9

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Sources

Schools, phases, types and pupil numbers: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Open schools in England only.
Ofsted: Ofsted management information (management information as at 30 Sep 2026), via WhatSchool. A one-word grade is shown only with the date of the inspection that gave it. Since September 2024 new inspections give no overall grade: the key judgements, or the report card areas, are shown instead, with the inspection date.
Governors: DfE governance records (Get Information about Schools), as at 18 October 2026. Independent schools do not publish governors there.
Towns are the postal town in each school's address. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.