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Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Skilling Hill Road, Bridport DT6 5LA · stmarybridport.co.uk · 01308 423065

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
52%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
194
92% of 210 places
Local authority
Dorset
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
29.9%
First language not English
4.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Initio Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 24 (Places 26)24September 2023: 42 (Places 29)42September 2024: 26 (Places 26)26September 2025: 31 (Places 30)31September 2026: 16 (Places 16)16Places 16
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202616161100%
September 2025Sept 202530311▲90%
September 2024Sept 202426261100%
September 2023Sept 202329421.4▲67%
September 2022Sept 202226240.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 20% (England 53%)20%2016/17: 54% (England 61%)54%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 38% (England 65%)38%2022/23: 66% (England 60%)66%2023/24: 41% (England 61%)41%2024/25: 52% (England 62%)52%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼52%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼102105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113757)

Ofsted

Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
25 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
39
19% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●82% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲70% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 54% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 68%

based on 13 parents (33%) with SEND

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