The Priory Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2021 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 131212
- Address
- Dorsett Road, Friar Park, WS10 0JG
- Website
- www.theprioryprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 454 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 67.4%
Indian 6.6%
Mixed 4.8%
African 4%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 3.3%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other 2.2%
Pakistani 2%
Other Black 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Priory Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 39 18 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 38 22 |
| Year 1 | 54 23 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 61 23 38 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |