Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridport Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Bridport Primary School are primary schools in Bridport.

  • Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 50 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.

  • Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Requires improvement 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 Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 50.0% for Bridport Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (50.0% 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

Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Bridport Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BridportPowerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridportBridport Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking42nd of 116 in Dorset 20th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll39 288
Capacity70 420
LocationBridport, DT6 3TB Bridport, DT6 3BJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census39 288
Free school meals (ever 6)5.1% 19.8%
English as an additional language0.0% 4.9%
SEN support28.2% 21.9%
SEN with an EHC plan12.8% 5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% 11.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Bridport Primary School

Full profiles: Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Bridport Primary School