Beaminster School
State · Year 7–Year 13 · 673 pupils
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Ridgeway, Bridport DT6 3DT
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
756
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,024
Local authority
Dorset
Initio Learning Trust
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Sir John Colfox Academy
The Sir John Colfox Academy is a secondary academy in Bridport, Dorset, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Initio Learning Trust.
It has 756 pupils on roll and room for 1,024. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 756
- Capacity
- 1,024 pupils
- Free school meals
- 22.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Initio Learning Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 141735
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