St Catherine's Roman Catholic School
Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3TR
100 pupils · 48% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 21%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. 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 | 30% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 34 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 15 | 36 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 8 | 36 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 11 | 28 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 16 | 14 | 32 | 16 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 23 | 22 | 46 | 23 |
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 Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Loders CofE Primary Academy 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 4.7 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.