Manor Court Community Primary School
Duck Lane, Chard, TA20 2ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PPAT EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Talmage
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Preston CofE VC Primary School
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 139385
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0146062350
About this school
Manor Court Community Primary School is a primary academy in Chard. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor Court Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 59 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 75% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Manor Court Community Primary 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 382 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Court Community Primary School compares
Manor Court Community Primary School ranked 27th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.8% | 33.1% | 448 | — |
| The Redstart Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 22.3% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Avishayes Community Primary School | 46% | 7% | 31.2% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Tatworth Primary School | 61% | 3.6% | 17.4% | 196 | 1.9 miles |
| Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 10.8% | 117 | 2.2 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy | 50% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 120 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report16 October 2024
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.09%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 12.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Redstart Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chard
-
Avishayes Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chard
-
Tatworth Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Chard
-
Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Chard
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Chard
Manor Court Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary 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
- Tatworth Primary School Primary
- The Redstart Primary School Primary
- Holyrood Academy Secondary
- 3 Dimensions Special schools
- Chard School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Manor Court Community Primary School teach?
- Manor Court Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Chard.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Court Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Manor Court Community Primary School is Mr Luke Talmage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Court Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Court Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Manor Court Community Primary School?
- Manor Court Community Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Manor Court Community Primary School full?
- Manor Court Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 448 on roll (107%), 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 Manor Court Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Manor Court Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Manor Court Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Manor Court Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Manor Court Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Manor Court Community Primary School is part of PPAT EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Manor Court Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manor Court Community Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Manor Court Community Primary School ranked 27th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manor Court Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Manor Court Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manor Court Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manor Court Community Primary School'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 1 July 2026.