Charmouth Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Bridport, Dorset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 71 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Free school meals | 35.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Address | Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6LR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://charmouth.dorset.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01297560591 |
| URN | 150208 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 May 2022, published 21 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Charmouth Primary School, URN 113662).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 4.0 km)
- Marshwood CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 6.6 km)
- Hawkchurch Church of England School (primary school, about 7.0 km)
- Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 8.0 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster (primary school, about 8.1 km)
- Axminster Community Primary Academy (primary school, about 8.2 km)
- Musbury Primary School (primary school, about 9.0 km)
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