The commercial hub of the farming country along Somerset's southern edge, Chard is a school-competitive focal point for a cluster of nearby villages. Combe St Nicholas and Tatworth are among the communities whose families look to Chard for their children's schooling. Eight mainstream schools serve the town and its rural parishes.
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Area Performance
Across 6 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.43/10, -0.91 vs England.
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Distribution across all Chard schools
Chard vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Chard schools
top 61% of 14,978
top 61% of 14,978
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