Secondary
Holyrood Academy
Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1282 of 1300 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 125.3
- Pupils per adult
- 10.6
- Pupils
- 1,323
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
30%
42.4
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 |
| Entered the EBacc | 22% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% |
| A level average points per entry | 26.97 |
| A level students | 58 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40% |
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 29.0 |
| 22/23 | 26.3 |
| 23/24 | 30.6 |
| 24/25 | 27.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.33 |
| 22/23 | -0.11 |
| 23/24 | -0.16 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.6 |
| 22/23 | 45.0 |
| 23/24 | 44.8 |
| 24/25 | 42.4 |
Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Somerset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Dave Maccormick
- Address
- Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL
- Telephone
- 01460260100