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Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Chard · TA20 3SJ

Ages 2–11 · 69 pupils · Somerset

KS2 expected (RWM)

29%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)29%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
52

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

5

Places offered

5

1st-preference offers

5

Total preferences (any rank)
8
Preferred offers (top 3)
5
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill77%

69 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
69
Boys / girls
38 / 31
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
69 / 90 (77%)
Free school meals
19%
FSM pupils
12
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Bath and Wells
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mrs Ethne Staniland

Location

Address
Buckland St Mary
Postcode
TA20 3SJ
Town
Chard
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Chard, Somerset, 69 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 19%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ethne Staniland

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