Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
Fairend Lane, Chard, TA20 3SJ
54 pupils · 60% of 90 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 October 2021, published 1 December 2021. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Neroche Primary School 5.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ashill Community Primary School 6.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Redstart Primary School 6.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Manor Court Community Primary School 7.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Thurlbear Church of England Primary School 7.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.