Primary
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School
Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3TR
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 100 of 210 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
30%
100.0
10th of 10 by our score, among the primary schools in Bridport we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 99 |
| Average reading score | 100 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 30% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 100.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3TR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Paula Fearn
- Address
- Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3TR
- Telephone
- 01308423568
Other primary schools nearby
- Bridport Primary School5.8/10
- Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School5.7/10
- Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School7.1/10
- Loders CofE Primary Academy3.7/10
- Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School6.2/10
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School5.7/10