Academy sponsor led · Dorset

Charmouth Primary School

3–11Ages
71Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150208URN

Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

11 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
4 May 2022
Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as Charmouth Primary School, URN 113662

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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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

11 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

2026 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 3.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Charmouth Primary School (URN 113662), 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	6	11	1.8	6	1.00
Sep 2025	9	15	1.7	8	0.89
Sep 2024	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2023 *	4	14	3.5	4	1.00
Sep 2022 *	8	14	1.8	7	0.88
Sep 2021 *	10	18	1.8	10	1.00
Sep 2020 *	11	18	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2019 *	15	19	1.3	14	0.93
Sep 2018 *	13	21	1.6	13	1.00
Sep 2017 *	12	32	2.7	12	1.00
Sep 2016 *	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2015 *	14	29	2.1	15	1.07
Sep 2014 *	17	27	1.6	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 80% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%15th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	67%	7%	106	103
2023/24	64%	0%	105	104
2022/23

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

Charmouth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis
2.4 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy
4.0 km · Devon

Good2024

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy
6.6 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hawkchurch Church of England School
7.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
8.0 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
8.1 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Axminster Community Primary Academy
8.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Musbury Primary School
9.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150208 · 838/2028
Trust: The First Federation Trust
Capacity: 150 pupils · 71 on roll
Free school meals: 35.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Charmouth Primary School (URN 113662)
Address: Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6LR
Local authority: Dorset

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources