Priory Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
138181
Address
Priory Academy, Britain Street, LU5 4JA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
808 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
16.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.7%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Indian3.2%
Other3.6%
Mixed8.2%
Other White9%
White British66%
Other Asian
3%
African
2.8%
Caribbean
1.1%
Pakistani
0.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Gypsy/Roma
0.5%
Irish
0.2%
Bangladeshi
0.2%
Unclassified
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
65%
Local authority average
50%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
7%
Local authority average
3%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
104
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
103
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE12
ChemistryGCSE12
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE18
English LanguageGCSE98
English LiteratureGCSE97
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE33
FrenchGCSE9
GeographyGCSE65
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 5
120
70
50
Year 6
122
62
60
Year 7
120
59
61
Year 8
121
62
59
Year 9
111
54
57
Year 10
111
63
48
Year 11
103
55
48
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
87.5%
85.5%
Further education
45.0%
40.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
45.0%
44.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
3.0%
1.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
4.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
2.0%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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