Schools in Bridport

About schools in Bridport

Most of the eleven schools listed in Bridport are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

52%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bridport Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Charmouth Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Loders CofE Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Marshwood CofE Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Sir John Colfox Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  43.0

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Bridport

How many schools are in Bridport?

OfferDay lists eleven schools in Bridport, including ten primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Bridport?

Every school in Bridport is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Bridport?

OfferDay ranks schools in Bridport where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.