UK Schools
The Sir John Colfox Academy
The Sir John Colfox Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Bridport, Dorset Council, teaching 756 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in September 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Sir John Colfox Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Sir John Colfox Academy.
- 1 School Opens – Start of Autumn Term 2025
- 1 Inset Day (Initio Inset Day – Staff only)
- 3 Inset Day (Non-Student Day)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 School Opens – Start of Spring Term 2026
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 16 Inset Day (Non-Student Day)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School Opens – Start of Summer Term 2026
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School Opens – Start of Autumn Term 2025 September 1, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens – Start of Spring Term 2026 January 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday March 30 - April 10, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens – Start of Summer Term 2026 April 13, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday July 24 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (Initio Inset Day – Staff only) September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (Non-Student Day) October 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (Non-Student Day) March 16, 2026 Inset Day
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
- New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday April 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday April 6, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Sir John Colfox Academy with Dorset Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Dorset Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 23.4 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Dorset Council England
Attendance 22.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Dorset Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Sir John Colfox Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Sir John Colfox Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.