Chard West

Summary

Chard West (E02006097) is part of Somerset local authority (view on map). Chard West has an approximate population of 6,900 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Chard West neighbours Chard North & East, and Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas.

Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Chard West is the 64th least deprived area in Somerset (out of 71) with 46% of children living in low-income families, compared to 30% across Somerset and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Chard West, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 22% in Somerset and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Chard West % in Somerset % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 22% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 78% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Chard West, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Somerset, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Chard West % in Somerset % in England
No special educational needs 80% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Chard West, 10% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 12% in Somerset, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Chard West % in Somerset % in England
White 88% 88% 67%
Asian 2% 3% 14%
Black 3% 2% 7%
Mixed 5% 3% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known 2% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Chard West with English as an additional language is 18%, compared with 11% in Somerset, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Chard West % in Somerset % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 18% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 81% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Chard West has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Chard West
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Chard West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Chard West has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Chard West
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Chard West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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