The Sir John Colfox Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bridport, Dorset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2020
Every applicant was offered a place
From Dorset Council · offers on 2 March 2020
2018–2019 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Sir John Colfox Academy is a secondary school in Bridport, Dorset for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2020 entry.
The Sir John Colfox Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2020, the latest year with a published outcome, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- Year 7 2026 drew 104 first-choice applications for 104 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place: 1.0 first choices per offer, 2nd highest of 13 Dorset secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 43 (England 46).
- A level students in 2024/25 averaged grade D+ (England B-), with below average progress from GCSE to A level.
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
- Ridgeway, Bridport, DT6 3DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 756 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Sir John Colfox value the strong relationships they have with adults in the school.”
- “They feel safe and know that if bullying happens, staff will resolve it.”
- “Pupils talk proudly about the range of extra-curricular opportunities available to them.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils do not yet meet the school’s expectations.”
- “Sometimes, expectations of what pupils can learn and their attitudes towards learning are not high enough.”
- “This is also reflected in the quality of pupils’ work, including in the sixth form.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 104 first-preference applications, 104 offers in total, 104 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Beaminster School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Woodroffe School 8.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Hardye School 13.1 mi Not judged
- Wey Valley Academy 14.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth 14.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Dorset Studio School 15.1 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Church of England Academy 15.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Gryphon School 17.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published