The Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport

In 2026, pupils at The Sir John Colfox Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Dorset and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Dorset and 47% in England.

That is up from 43 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.01: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39, against 48 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Food Preparation and Nutrition.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put The Sir John Colfox Academy as their first choice and 150 named it as one of their preferences, for 104 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The Sir John Colfox Academy is one of 19 schools run by Initio Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 145 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college and 7% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 61 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 34% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 49% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 186 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 49 (6.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Sir John Colfox Academy.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colfox School (w-bound), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Sir John Colfox Academy issued 82 suspensions, 10.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Sir John Colfox Academy are St Catherine's Roman Catholic School (0.5 miles); Bridport Primary School (0.7 miles); Loders CofE Primary Academy (1.3 miles); and Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.