Priory Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Unique reference
- 137300
- Address
- Queensway, BS22 6BP
- Website
- www.pcsa.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1485 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 86.3%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.61
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 287 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 284 |
| French | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Priory Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 283
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 338
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 279
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 152 148 |
| Year 8 | 297 152 145 |
| Year 9 | 297 140 157 |
| Year 10 | 301 146 155 |
| Year 11 | 290 142 148 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 35.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 1.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 3.0% |