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Grammar schools in Chard

There are no grammar schools in Chard.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Somerset is not one of them, so every state secondary in Chard admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Colyton Grammar School, about 11.3 miles away in Devon. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Chard

Straight-line distance from the centre of Chard — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Colyton Grammar School Colyton 11.3 miles Mixed Outstanding
Torquay Girls' Grammar School Torquay 37.6 miles Girls Outstanding
Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay 37.8 miles Boys —
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Brixham 42.1 miles Mixed Good
Parkstone Grammar School Poole 44.1 miles Girls Not judged
Poole Grammar School Poole 44.2 miles Boys Not judged

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Torquay Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. All eligible girls ranked purely by standardised entrance-test score, highest to lowest, until PAN (188) is filled (published source)
  2. Tiebreak for the final contested place(s) only: Looked After/Previously Looked After girls with the tied score (published source)
  3. Tiebreak (2nd level): Pupil Premium/Service Premium girls with the tied score (published source)

Torquay Boys' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. All eligible boys ranked purely by standardised entrance-test score, highest to lowest, until PAN is filled (published source)
  2. Tiebreak for the final contested place(s) only: Looked After/Previously Looked After boys with the tied score (published source)
  3. Tiebreak (2nd level): Pupil Premium boys with the tied score (published source)

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Category A: EHCP naming the school, then Looked After/Previously Looked After eligible children (published source)
  2. Category B: eligible children with a qualifying score ≥ the 50th-ranked child's score (published source)
  3. Category C, applied sequentially: (a) Free School Meals/Pupil Premium/Service Premium, (b) sibling on roll, (c) staff children, (d) children from the 15-school Priority Admission School Group of feeder primaries (published source)

Parkstone Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (eligible = met the academic standard) (published source)
  2. Girls in the historic Borough of Poole (or BH12/13/14/15/16/17/18/21 postcodes) eligible for Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Girls in the historic Borough of Poole / listed postcodes (not Pupil Premium) (published source)

Schools in Chard

Chard has 8 open schools. Browse all Chard schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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