3 Dimensions
Chardleigh House, Chardleigh Green, Chard, TA20 3AJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Education Manager
- Miss Caroline Rolfe
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 134909
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0146065611
About this school
3 Dimensions is an independent special school in Chard. It teaches children aged 7 to 25 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected 3 Dimensions 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
3 Dimensions has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How 3 Dimensions has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.4 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.4 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
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
- 69
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chard School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Chard
-
Dillington House4.6 miles
Other types · Ilminster
-
Somerset Progressive School7.5 miles
Special schools · Taunton
-
Horizons Therapeutic Education Trust9.0 miles
Free Schools · Crewkerne
-
Perrott Hill School Limited9.5 miles
Independent schools · Crewkerne
Other schools in Chard
- Avishayes Community Primary School Primary
- Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Manor Court Community Primary School Primary
- Tatworth Primary School Primary
- The Redstart Primary School Primary
- Holyrood Academy Secondary
- Chard School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does 3 Dimensions teach?
- 3 Dimensions teaches children aged 7 to 25. It is a special school in Chard.
- Who is the education manager of 3 Dimensions?
- The education manager of 3 Dimensions is Miss Caroline Rolfe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has 3 Dimensions been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected 3 Dimensions 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 3 Dimensions?
- 3 Dimensions has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 25.
- Is 3 Dimensions full?
- 3 Dimensions has capacity for 64 pupils and 69 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 3 Dimensions a faith school?
- No. 3 Dimensions has no designated religious character.
- How have 3 Dimensions's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.4 in 2023/24 and 0.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are 3 Dimensions's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 3 Dimensions's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.