Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Symondsbury, Bridport, DT6 6HD
107 pupils · 96% of 112 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 14%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 May 2025, published 23 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 13 | 39 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 22 | 43 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 16 | 47 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 11 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 48 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 8 | 44 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 16 | 51 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Catherine's Roman Catholic School 2.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Bridport Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Loders CofE Primary Academy 5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.