Priory Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 30 2014 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
205 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
80%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.8%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 31.2%
Other White 15.1%
African 13.7%
White British 8.3%
Mixed 7.8%
Indian 6.3%
Pakistani 5.9%
Other Asian 4.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other 2%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 35%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Priory Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
12
12
Reception, Full-time
26
13
13
Year 1
26
13
13
Year 2
26
16
10
Year 3
26
14
12
Year 4
26
11
15
Year 5
25
16
9
Year 6
26
12
14
Year 2023-2024

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