Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Manor Court Community Primary School

2–11Ages
448Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139385URN

Duck Lane, Chard, TA20 2ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

80 applications for 53 places · 87th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

The graded inspection, 3 December 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
3 December 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 53 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Somerset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	80	1.5	53	1.00
Sep 2025	53	78	1.5	53	1.00
Sep 2024	60	99	1.7	66	1.10
Sep 2023	58	87	1.5	60	1.03
Sep 2022	42	67	1.6	37	0.88
Sep 2021	47	65	1.4	44	0.94
Sep 2020	41	53	1.3	34	0.83
Sep 2019	46	64	1.4	46	1.00
Sep 2018	39	54	1.4	35	0.90
Sep 2017	45	58	1.3	32	0.71
Sep 2016	53	64	1.2	44	0.83
Sep 2015	54	75	1.4	53	0.98
Sep 2014	58	75	1.3	45	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%23rd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	9%	104	106
2023/24	75%	7%	105	105
2022/23	83%	13%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Manor Court Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Redstart Primary School
1.1 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Avishayes Community Primary School
1.5 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Tatworth Primary School
3.0 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School
3.6 km · Somerset

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy
4.1 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Winsham Primary School
5.6 km · Somerset

Good2023
Membury Primary Academy
7.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025
Neroche Primary School
7.3 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139385 · 933/2004
Trust: Ppat Education
Capacity: 420 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Manor Court Community Primary School (URN 123670)
Address: Duck Lane, Chard, TA20 2ES
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources