Schools in Bridport
Bridport has 11 schools in West Dorset, administered by Dorset Council, including 10 primaries and Bridport Primary School, with secondary-age pupils attending Sir John Colfox Academy. Eight of the 11 schools have a religious character - the highest faith proportion of any West Dorset town cluster - reflecting the area's strong Anglican village school tradition. One school is oversubscribed.
Three of the seven Ofsted-rated schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating. The wide rural hinterland encompasses village schools at Salway Ash, Powerstock, Symondsbury and several other Dorset hamlets. Sir John Colfox Academy serves as the main secondary for the entire Bridport area. Families in rural villages should verify transport entitlements with Dorset Council if the nearest school is more than three miles away.
School demand in Bridport
Across the 11 schools in Bridport with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 77%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Bridport have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Bridport are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Dorset, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Bridport have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bridport: 1 oversubscribed (10)
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bridport · DT6 5JE
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bridport · DT6 3TB
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bridport · DT6 6HD
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridport · DT6 3TR
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Bridport · DT6 5QA
Loders CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridport · DT6 3SA
Bridport Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridport · DT6 3BJ
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridport · DT6 5LA
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridport · DT6 4QS
Charmouth Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridport · DT6 6LR
Secondary Schools in Bridport (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bridport are set by Dorset and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.