Marchant Holliday School
North Cheriton, Templecombe, BA8 0AH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 14
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Sellick
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 123920
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0196333234
About this school
Marchant Holliday School is a boys' independent special school in Templecombe. It teaches children aged 5 to 14 and has 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Marchant Holliday School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Marchant Holliday School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Marchant Holliday School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 65
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Bruton5.4 miles
Independent schools · Bruton
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Hazlegrove Preparatory School5.7 miles
Independent schools · Yeovil
-
Harbour Vale School6.2 miles
Academies · Sherborne
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Sherborne School6.7 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
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Sherborne Preparatory School6.7 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
Other schools in Templecombe
- Abbas and Templecombe Church School Primary
- Horsington Church School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Marchant Holliday School teach?
- Marchant Holliday School teaches children aged 5 to 14. It is a special school in Templecombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Marchant Holliday School?
- The headteacher of Marchant Holliday School is Mrs Sarah Sellick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marchant Holliday School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Marchant Holliday School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Marchant Holliday School?
- Marchant Holliday School has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 14.
- Is Marchant Holliday School full?
- Marchant Holliday School has capacity for 75 pupils and 65 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marchant Holliday School a faith school?
- No. Marchant Holliday School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marchant Holliday School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Marchant Holliday School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.