Avishayes Community Primary School
Academy converter in Chard, Somerset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 199 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 239 |
| Free school meals | 31.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | AVISHAYES PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EARLY YEARS CENTRE |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Address | Fairway Rise, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1NS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.avishayes.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 0146063050 |
| URN | 137174 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 October 2024, published 18 November 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- The Redstart Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Manor Court Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Tatworth Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Winsham Primary School (primary school, about 4.9 km)
- St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 5.3 km)
- Herne View Church of England Primary (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 7.1 km)
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