Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Bridport, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.989 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Bridport, Dorset for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.989 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.989 miles away, the 10th longest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2015, and the figure has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2017 to 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Salwayash, Bridport, DT6 5JE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 109 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
- “This starts in Reception Year, where children learn to share, take turns and listen to each other.”
- “During breaktimes, ‘Bronze Ambassadors’ organise games that encourage pupils of all ages to play together.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum’s important content is not clearly emphasised in some subjects.”
- “This makes it difficult for staff to check what pupils must know and remember.”
- “Consequently, pupils have gaps in their knowledge in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Beaminster St Mary's Academy 2.6 mi Good
- St Catherine's Roman Catholic School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bridport Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Loders CofE Primary Academy 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.9 mi Requires improvement