Charmouth Primary School
Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6LR
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Charmouth Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Cornish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 113662
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
Charmouth Primary School was a community primary school in Bridport. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Charmouth Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 |
| Writing progress | +0.20 |
| Maths progress | +0.10 |
How Charmouth Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 22.9% | 89 | — |
| Charmouth Primary School | 67% | 7.5% | 28.2% | 71 | 0.0 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis | 53% | 8.3% | 37% | 59 | 1.5 miles |
| Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy | 68% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 197 | 2.5 miles |
| Marshwood CofE Primary Academy | 38% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 43 | 4.1 miles |
| Hawkchurch Church of England School | — | 8.8% | 35.5% | 43 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.9%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charmouth Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bridport
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis1.5 miles
Primary · Lyme Regis
-
Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Lyme Regis
-
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy4.1 miles
Primary · Bridport
-
Hawkchurch Church of England School4.3 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Bridport
- Bridport Primary School Primary
- Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary
- Charmouth Primary School Primary
- Loders CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Marshwood CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Roman Catholic School Primary
- Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- The Sir John Colfox Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Charmouth Primary School teach?
- Charmouth Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bridport.
- Has Charmouth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Charmouth Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Charmouth Primary School?
- Charmouth Primary School had 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Charmouth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charmouth Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 28 October 2024.