Chard Prep School

A traditional co-ed prep school in Chard town centre that puts the three Rs first. Assemblies take place in the chapel; reception children make regular forest-school visits; and the sports teams have a noteworthy track record, with hockey, cross country, running, swimming, netball and football all clocking up successes. With its Grade II-listed buildings – from a 16th-century townhouse (built by a wealthy local merchant whose successors bequeathed it to Chard as a grammar school in 1671) to the thatched chapel – the school certainly has the wow factor. Located in picturesq...