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The Sir John Colfox Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ridgeway, Bridport DT6 3DT · colfox.org · 01308 422291
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43
- average Attainment 8 score. Dorset 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 756
- 74% of 1,024 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 104 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 104 | 104 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 122 | 118 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 129 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 133 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | 120 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43, and 34.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dorset it was 43.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43 | 46 | ||
| ▼34.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.6 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 39.3 | +6.9 |
| Other education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 students | D+ (23.4) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 36 students | D+ (23.4) | Below average -0.51 | |
| 14 students | Merit+ (27) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 51 | C (28.9) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | C (29.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 38 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 50 | B- (35.4) | +0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 42 | C- (25.1) | -0.36 |
| 2016/17 | 64 | C+ (31.9) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 65 | D+ (23.4) | -0.40 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.4 | −2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −6.9 |
| Employment | 49.2 | +17 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.1 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −5.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Sir John Colfox Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 117
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (26%) with SEND