Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
Primary school in Chard, Somerset. Requires improvement (Oct 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 12 October 2021, report published 1 December 2021, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2024
The last inspection was in October 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
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School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 3.7 milesNeroche Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 4.0 milesAshill Community Primary School
Good (Jun 2024)
- 4.0 milesThe Redstart Primary School
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
- 4.5 milesManor Court Community Primary School
Improved significantly (Oct 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.