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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT6 5LABridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Bridport · DT6 5LA www.stmarybridport.co.uk/

Pupils
196
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
+11pp
66%52%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
8%
+4pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
45%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Skilling Hill Road, Bridport, DT6 5LA
Local authority
Dorset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%8%72%16%64%16%68%16%80%72%103.0102.0103.045%196
2023/2441%4%52%11%48%4%41%7%70%41%100.098.099.045%205
2022/2366%3%83%31%72%7%76%14%86%69%106.0104.0104.0+0.30-1.70-1.0046%209
2018/1938%4%67%25%79%17%58%4%100%83%104.0100.0103.0+3.90+3.50-0.8037%191
2017/1865%4%73%31%81%15%77%8%77%73%104.0102.0104.0+1.70+1.50+0.30191
2016/1754%0%65%12%77%15%69%8%69%73%101.0102.0104.0+0.50+3.10+1.5029%193

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519617.245%4%29%4%8%
2023/2420519.645%3%32%6%14%
2022/2320917.046%4%28%5%11%
2021/2220621.242%3%29%7%21%
2020/2120818.239%3%30%
2018/1919127.337%5%27%4%8%
2017/1819.94%8%
2016/1719319.129%6%33%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.