Academy converter · Dorset

Bridport Primary School

4–11Ages
267Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142690URN

St Andrew's Road, Bridport, DT6 3BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

59 applications for 37 places · 59th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Bridport Primary School (URN 113660), 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	37	59	1.6	37	1.00
Sep 2025	27	50	1.9	24	0.89
Sep 2024	34	60	1.8	34	1.00
Sep 2023	47	71	1.5	39	0.83
Sep 2022	32	52	1.6	32	1.00
Sep 2021	46	73	1.6	37	0.80
Sep 2020	41	69	1.7	37	0.90
Sep 2019	40	76	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2018	43	87	2.0	43	1.00
Sep 2017	59	91	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2016 *	55	98	1.8	54	0.98
Sep 2015 *	56	82	1.5	55	0.98
Sep 2014 *	60	99	1.7	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 72% · Maths 66% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%48th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	14%	104	103
2023/24	64%	7%	107	103
2022/23	58%	13%	105	103

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

Bridport Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School
0.6 km · Dorset

2026

2.6applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Dorset

Good2024

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Loders CofE Primary Academy
2.4 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.7 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
4.1 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.9 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.3 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Beaminster St Mary's Academy
8.4 km · Dorset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142690 · 838/2003
Trust: Initio Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 267 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Bridport Primary School (URN 113660)
Address: St Andrew's Road, Bridport, DT6 3BJ
Local authority: Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources