Charmouth Primary School

DorsetAcademy sponsor led

Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6LR

Headteacher: Mr Jay OwensSchool website ↗Pupils: 81 (capacity: 150)Part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected May 2022
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Requires Improvement
Inspected May 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 May 2022Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Requires Improvement across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 87%·Maths 80%All three 67%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
9
How many families wanted this school first?
8
How many got their first choice?
8of 8 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
15

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
33.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
39 girls, 42 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 67% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1627.0%3.0%+2.1-4.7-2.5
2016/1750.0%4.0%+1.5-4.8-1.4
2017/1843.0%4.0%-1.4-4.0-3.5
2018/1930.0%0.0%-3.4-5.5-6.0
2022/23-----
2023/2464.0%0.0%---
2024/2567.0%7.0%---