The Sir John Colfox Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Ridgeway
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3DT
Phone 01308422291
Reference Number 141735

General Makeup

Number of pupils 792
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.49%
Girls: 50.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 64 79 143
8 75 68 143
9 62 67 129
10 76 65 141
11 72 65 137
12 25 33 58
13 18 23 41

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88%
Unclassified 4.9%
White, Other 3.2%
White & Asian 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Indian 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 23.42 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 22.57 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 5.7% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 38 4
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School
Pymore Road, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3TR
0.5 miles
Bridport Primary School
St Andrew's Road, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3BJ
0.72 miles
Loders CofE Primary Academy
Loders, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3SA
1.27 miles
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Skilling Hill Road, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5LA
1.6 miles
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6HD
1.87 miles
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Salwayash, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5JE
2.43 miles
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School Hill, Powerstock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3TB
2.84 miles
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Church Street, Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 4QS
3.19 miles
Beaminster St Mary's Academy
Clay Lane, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3BY
4.47 miles
Name Distance
Beaminster School
Newtown, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3EP
4.68 miles
Mountjoy School
Tunnel Road, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3HB
4.98 miles
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