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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 28 February 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry150 applications · 104 places offered · 104 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2025 1.3; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2024 1.3; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2023 1.3; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2022 1.4; Dorset median median 1.7
- 2021 1.2; Dorset median median 1.7
- 2020 1.4; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2019 1.3; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2018 1.3; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2017 1.3; Dorset median median 1.5
- 2016 1.4; Dorset median median 1.7
- 2015 1.4; Dorset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; Dorset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as The Sir John Colfox School (URN 113852), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 104 | 150 | 1.4 | 104 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 122 | 160 | 1.3 | 118 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 129 | 168 | 1.3 | 129 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 136 | 175 | 1.3 | 133 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 122 | 172 | 1.4 | 120 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 136 | 167 | 1.2 | 132 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 145 | 196 | 1.4 | 145 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 141 | 177 | 1.3 | 137 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 148 | 194 | 1.3 | 152 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 134 | 175 | 1.3 | 131 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 144 | 196 | 1.4 | 138 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 117 | 161 | 1.4 | 114 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 144 | 182 | 1.3 | 144 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 136 | 45.9 | 43% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 137 | 43.0 | 34% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 145 | 43.7 | 33% | 62% | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 155 | 41.0 | 28% | 56% | −0.33 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Sir John Colfox AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.4applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 7.5 km · DorsetGood20231.7applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 14.3 km · DorsetGood20232.0applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 16.0 km · SomersetGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 17.9 km · DevonGood20231.4applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 21.0 km · SomersetGood20231.2applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
- 21.2 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade202547.8Attainment 8
- 21.5 km · Dorset2026
- 22.8 km · DorsetGood2022
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141735 · 838/4002
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,024 pupils · 756 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2015
- Replaced
- The Sir John Colfox School (URN 113852)
- Address
- Ridgeway, Bridport, DT6 3DT
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources