Loders CofE Primary Academy | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 26/11/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDorset

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Loders CofE Primary Academy · Primary · Dorset

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

+17pp

67%50%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

+8pp

20%10%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

58%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

58%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

50%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

58%

SPAG higher standard

42%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

20%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA

Local authority

Dorset

Website

www.loders.dorset.sch.uk

Telephone

01308423418

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	8%	58%	33%	58%	17%	50%	17%	83%	58%	104.0	100.0	104.0	—	—	—	23%	73
2023/24	33%	0%	67%	11%	67%	0%	56%	22%	89%	56%	98.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	23%	69
2022/23	43%	14%	43%	43%	43%	14%	43%	29%	71%	57%	103.0	99.0	100.0	+0.90	-5.70	-2.70	21%	67
2018/19	40%	20%	80%	40%	60%	20%	50%	30%	80%	40%	106.0	102.0	100.0	+3.00	-0.70	-1.50	16%	76
2017/18	67%	0%	83%	17%	92%	17%	75%	8%	92%	92%	105.0	103.0	105.0	+1.80	+3.20	+0.80	—	67
2016/17	73%	9%	91%	55%	82%	27%	82%	18%	91%	91%	109.0	105.0	110.0	+5.90	+1.90	+1.80	12%	69

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	73	19.1	23%	6%	20%	4%	7%
2023/24	69	18.3	23%	3%	21%	3%	5%
2022/23	67	18.0	21%	3%	11%	5%	7%
2021/22	70	18.3	17%	0%	13%	6%	18%
2020/21	69	13.4	17%	0%	10%	—	—
2018/19	76	14.6	16%	0%	11%	4%	5%
2017/18	—	14.1	—	—	—	3%	5%
2016/17	69	19.2	12%	0%	12%	4%	8%