Loders CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Bridport, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2017
1.259 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 18 April 2017
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Loders CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Bridport, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 entry.
Loders CofE Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2017 | 1.259 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2017, the last place offered went to a child 1.259 miles away: the shortest of the 4 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2017 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 12 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest 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
- Loders, Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 72 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Loders Church of England Primary is a school that promotes a ‘love for learning’ at the heart of everything it does.”
- “Staff work as a team to ensure they consider and meet the needs of individual pupils in every decision they make.”
- “This reflects the school’s values, which include equality, respect and perseverance.”
To improve
- “However, the school recognise that checks on what pupils know and remember are not fully in place across all subjects.”
- “This means that in some subjects, gaps remain in pupils’ knowledge, including for children in the early years beyond early reading and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (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) | 50% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Bridport Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's Roman Catholic School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement
- Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published