| Chard Prep School | |
| Motto Translation: | United we thrive |
| Address: | Monmouth House, Fore Street, |
| Town: | Chard, Somerset, England |
| Postcode: | TA20 1QA |
| Coordinates: | 50.8734°N -2.961°W |
| Other Names: | --> |
| Former Names: | --> |
| Founder: | William Symes |
| Oversight Label: | to override the default label --> |
| Urn: | 123927 |
| Age Range: | 4–11 |
| Enrolment: | 60 |
| Capacity: | 120 |
| Accreditations: | --> |
| Free Label 1: | Listed Building |
| Free 1: | Grade II* |
| Free Label 2: | Listed Building Reference |
| Free 2: | 1205594 |
| Free Label 3: | Date of Listing |
| Free 3: | 24 March 1950 |
| Website: | https://www.chardprep.co.uk/ |
Chard Prep School is a coeducational private school for children ages 4 to 11 located in the town of Chard in the English county of Somerset.
The school is located on the site of the former Chard Grammar School.
The school was originally a private residence, built for John Symes of Poundsford in 1583. Later in 1671, his son, William Symes, handed the property over to twelve trustees for conversion into a grammar school.[1] [2] It later became a public boarding school in 1890.[3]
The current independent preparatory school, known as Chard School, was established in 1972,[3] and still incorporates the original grammar school building. The 16th-century building has been Grade II* listed since 1950.[1] It is also on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, where it is described as being in poor condition.[4]
The two-storey flint building has hamstone dressings, a tiled roof and brick chimney stacks. The front of the building has a three-room range and a projecting three-storey porch. Many of the rooms have fireplaces, panelling and decorations from the 16th to 19th centuries.[1] In the 18th century a staircase was added giving access to the adjacent Monmouth House which was built between 1770 and 1790.[5]