Bridport Primary School
St Andrew's Road, Bridport, DT6 3BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Michaela Kite
- Sponsor
- Wimborne Academy Trust
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 142690
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01308422846
About this school
Bridport Primary School is a primary academy in Bridport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 267 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 55 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 64% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 80% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 75% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bridport Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 288 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridport Primary School compares
Bridport Primary School ranked 56th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5% | 19.8% | 267 | — |
| St Catherine's Roman Catholic School | 30% | 7.9% | 22% | 100 | 0.4 miles |
| Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 29.1% | 194 | 1.0 miles |
| Loders CofE Primary Academy | 50% | 3.6% | 20% | 72 | 1.5 miles |
| Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 12.4% | 107 | 1.7 miles |
| Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School | 64% | 4.9% | 11.8% | 99 | 2.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.79%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 11.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School0.4 miles
Primary · Bridport
-
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bridport
-
Loders CofE Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Bridport
-
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bridport
-
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School2.6 miles
Primary · Bridport
Other schools in Bridport
Bridport Primary School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Bridport.
- 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 year groups does Bridport Primary School teach?
- Bridport Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridport.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridport Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bridport Primary School is Ms Michaela Kite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bridport Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridport Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bridport Primary School?
- Bridport Primary School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bridport Primary School full?
- Bridport Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 267 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bridport Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bridport Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bridport Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bridport Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bridport Primary School?
- Bridport Primary School is part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bridport Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bridport Primary School rank locally?
- Bridport Primary School ranked 56th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridport Primary School's absence rate?
- Bridport Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridport Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridport 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 2 July 2026.