Priory Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 109436
- Address
- Greyfriars, MK40 1JD
- Website
- www.prioryprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 202 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 79.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
Bangladeshi 30.2%
African 15.8%
Other White 14.4%
Mixed 8.5%
Other Asian 6.4%
White British 5.9%
Pakistani 5.9%
Indian 5.4%
Unclassified 3%
Other 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Caribbean 1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Priory Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 11 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 25 16 9 |
| Year 1 | 26 11 15 |
| Year 2 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 3 | 26 17 9 |
| Year 4 | 25 14 11 |
| Year 5 | 26 10 16 |
| Year 6 | 25 15 10 |