Priory Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 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
- 1502 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
White British 86.2%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 3.7%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
| English Language | GCSE | 312 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 305 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Priory Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 284
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 347
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 282
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 299 156 143 |
| Year 8 | 300 141 159 |
| Year 9 | 293 142 151 |
| Year 10 | 296 147 149 |
| Year 11 | 314 174 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 75.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.0% 1.2% |