Loders CofE Primary AcademyBridport Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bridport.

Summary of the comparison

Loders CofE Primary Academy and Bridport Primary School are primary schools in Bridport.

  • Loders CofE Primary Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bridport Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bridport Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Loders CofE Primary Academy was judged Good and Bridport Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Loders CofE Primary Academy and 50.0% for Bridport Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Loders CofE Primary Academy (43.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bridport Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Loders CofE Primary Academy versus Bridport Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BridportLoders CofE Primary AcademyBridportBridport Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking59th of 116 in Dorset 20th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll73 288
Capacity84 420
LocationBridport, DT6 3SA Bridport, DT6 3BJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census73 288
Free school meals (ever 6)20.0% 19.8%
English as an additional language5.5% 4.9%
SEN support17.8% 21.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.8% Stronger figure11.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Loders CofE Primary Academy

Bridport Primary School

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