Avishayes Community Primary School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Avishayes Community Primary School
Address: Fairway Rise
Town/City: Chard
County: Somerset
Postcode: TA20 1NS
Telephone Number: 0146063050
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Avishayes Primary School And Early Years Centre

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Clare Rinaldi
Capacity: 239
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 199 (46% boys & 54% girls)
Enrollment: 83% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 31.1%

SEN Provisions

  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

Location and administration

URN: 137174
DfE Number: 933/2102
UKPRN: 10034671
UPRN: 30515971
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Somerset (E06000066)
Constituency: Yeovil (E14001603)
Electoral Ward: Chard North (E05014351)

Easting & Northing: 333395E, 109082N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 52' 40.86" N 2° 56' 52.6" W
Plus Code: 9C2VV3H2+6R

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Chard School (1.0km)
  2. Holyrood Academy (1.2km)
  3. The Redstart Primary School (1.3km)
  4. Manor Court Community Primary School (1.5km)
  5. 3 Dimensions (2.3km)
  6. Tatworth Primary School (3.8km)
  7. Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School (3.9km)
  8. Winsham Primary School (4.9km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Jennifer Aplin - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 1 September 2025.
  • Mrs Laura Constable - Trustee. Appointed on 25 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 September 2029.
  • Mrs Karen Louise Coulson - Trustee. Appointed on 22 January 2019 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 21 January 2031.
  • Mrs Barbara Dale - Member. Appointed on 3 March 2023 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Barbara Dale - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 7 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 March 2028.
  • Mrs Marion Dietz - Trustee. Appointed on 23 January 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 22 January 2028.
  • Mrs Shirley Flannery - Trustee. Appointed on 7 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 November 2027.
  • Mr Anthony Gray - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2016 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2030.
  • Mr Anthony Gray - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2016 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Alison Hawes - Member. Appointed on 7 April 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Alison Hawes - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 April 2026.
  • Miss Laura Jayne Hicks - Trustee. Appointed on 12 December 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 12 December 2028.
  • Mrs Caroline Lambert - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 22 March 2025.
  • Mr Damien Moore - Trustee. Appointed on 7 May 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 May 2030.
  • Mr Richard Prosser - Member. Appointed on 5 May 2020 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Richard Prosser - Trustee. Appointed on 5 May 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 May 2030.
  • Mrs Clare Rinaldi - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2018.
  • Mrs Carolyn Waterstone - Member. Appointed on 16 September 2014 (Appointed by GB/board).