Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Bridport.

  • Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged strong and Bridport, St Mary's Church of England 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 67.0% for Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 52.0% for Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BridportSymondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridportBridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking8th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure37th of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll105 196
Capacity112 210
LocationBridport, DT6 6HD Bridport, DT6 5LA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census105 196
Free school meals (ever 6)12.4% 29.1%
English as an additional language1.0% 3.6%
SEN support18.1% 32.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 12.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.1% Stronger figure8.0% 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.

Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School