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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 26 March 2019Graded 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 entry15 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 3.7; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 4.7; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 2.6; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2019 2.3; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2018 3.1; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2016 2.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 3.0; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 3.5; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as Loders CofE VC Primary School (URN 113773), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2014 * | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 58% · Writing 58% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Dorset median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 8% | 104 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 0% | 98 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 14% | 103 | 99 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Loders CofE Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · DorsetGood20231.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Dorset20262.6applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · DorsetRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · DorsetGood20242.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Standards maintained20242.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · DorsetGood20232.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142046 · 838/2010
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 84 pupils · 72 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2016
- Replaced
- Loders CofE VC Primary School (URN 113773)
- Address
- Loders, Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources