Charmouth Primary School
Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jay Owens
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 150208
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01297560591
About this school
Charmouth Primary School is a primary academy in Bridport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 71 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charmouth Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Charmouth Primary School (URN 113662).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Charmouth 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 | — | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charmouth Primary School compares
Charmouth Primary School ranked 22nd of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 7.5% | 28.2% | 71 | — |
| 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 |
| Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 12.4% | 107 | 5.0 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)
- 28.17%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.52%
- Persistent absence
- 22.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Bridport
Other schools in Bridport
Charmouth Primary School ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary 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
- 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 teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridport.
- Who is the headteacher of Charmouth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Charmouth Primary School is Mr Jay Owens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charmouth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charmouth 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 many pupils are at Charmouth Primary School?
- Charmouth Primary School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Charmouth Primary School full?
- Charmouth Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 71 on roll (47%), 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 Charmouth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Charmouth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charmouth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Charmouth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Charmouth Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Charmouth Primary School is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charmouth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2023/24 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charmouth Primary School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Charmouth Primary School ranked 22nd of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charmouth Primary School's absence rate?
- Charmouth Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.