The Sir John Colfox Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Bridport (Dorset).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Our Values: We want every child to enjoy school and prioritise student wellbeing. We are proud of our excellent exam results - but believe education is about much more. We believe every child deserves an education filled with extracurricular opportunities and cultural enrichment.
Whether through sport, drama, art, music, public speaking, trips, activities, clubs we want all our students to find their passions and pursue them. Read our School Prospectus here and our Sixth Form Prospectus here and our latest Colfox News here. Our young people are encouraged to try new things, to grow, to make mistakes.
We believe these experiences shape us and build strength. We want our students to enjoy activities they never thought they would and achieve things they never thought they could! Here is our Colfox News for January and February, featuring our school show Annie, orchestra trips, an update from our C...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Extra-Curricular Activities
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 141735
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Geoff Jones | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Aisla Maclean-Wood | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Farmer | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Luke Machin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Terri Davies | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lucy Wright | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ben Franklin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Adam Shelley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr Alun Cooper Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record