Primary schools in Chard
6 primary schools in Chard, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Chard in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Chard first 140 times for 140 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Somerset authority's 208 schools. 0 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School, to 4.32 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School
- Manor Court Community Primary School
- Tatworth Primary School
- The Redstart Primary School
- Avishayes Community Primary School
- Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
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