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Avishayes Community Primary School

Academy converter · Chard · TA20 1NS

Ages 3–11 · 199 pupils · Somerset

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

7.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
96.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
181

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

199 pupils · 239 places

Pupils on roll
199
Boys / girls
91 / 108
School capacity
239
Capacity fill
199 / 239 (83%)
Free school meals
31.1%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: AVISHAYES PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EARLY YEARS CENTRE
Academy trust
AVISHAYES PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EARLY YEARS CENTRE
Headteacher
Clare Rinaldi

Location

Address
Fairway Rise
Postcode
TA20 1NS
Town
Chard
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Chard, Somerset, 199 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 31.1%.

Open schools in Chard
9
Primary schools in Chard
6
Academies among open schools in Chard
67% (6)
Open schools in TA20
11
Primary in TA20
8
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChardNear TA20

Contact

Headteacher
Clare Rinaldi
Telephone
0146063050
Website
www.avishayes.co.uk/

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