62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
34%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
64%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
543.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
792
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Sir John Colfox Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Dorset
Part ofINITIO LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
-0pp
71%64%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
34%
+1pp
43%36%28%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
Attainment 8
43.0
-0.7
46.944.041.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.0
EBacc entry
64%
+31pp
71%43%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
EBacc APS
543.1
-22.5
567.9553.3538.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 543.1
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
23.4
-5.5
36.329.923.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 23.4
A-level value added
-0.54
-0.5
+0.3-0.1-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
6%
-0pp
16%11%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 6%
Average A-level grade
D+
-1
B-CD
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
792
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Ridgeway, Bridport, DT6 3DT
Local authority
Dorset
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 62% | 34% | 43.0 | Not applicable | 64% | 543.1 | 66% | 792 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 33% | 43.7 | +0.01 | 33% | 565.7 | 34% | 818 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 28% | 41.0 | -0.33 | 14% | 538.6 | 14% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 63% | 32% | 46.1 | -0.33 | 25% | 567.9 | 32% | 839 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 43% | 46.9 | +0.05 | 71% | 542.6 | 74% | 849 |
| 2017/18 | 62% | 41% | 46.0 | -0.08 | 62% | 569.5 | 65% | 835 |
| 2016/17 | 65% | 40% | 47.1 | -0.15 | 90% | — | 94% | 828 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 23.4 | D+ | -0.54 | 6% | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 28.9 | C | -0.09 | 6% | 63 |
| 2022/23 | 29.8 | C | — | 10% | 63 |
| 2021/22 | 36.3 | B- | — | 16% | 61 |
| 2018/19 | 35.4 | B- | +0.26 | 14% | 73 |
| 2017/18 | 25.1 | C- | -0.36 | 4% | 60 |
| 2016/17 | 31.9 | C+ | +0.13 | 15% | 81 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 792 | 16.7 | 27% | 4% | 24% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 818 | 16.0 | 21% | 3% | 24% | 10% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 854 | 15.8 | 17% | 2% | 25% | 10% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 839 | 19.4 | 26% | 1% | 23% | 12% | 37% |
| 2020/21 | 864 | 19.3 | 25% | 2% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 849 | 16.3 | 22% | 2% | 20% | 6% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | 5% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 828 | 16.8 | 19% | 1% | 18% | 5% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.