The Priory School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 138216
- Address
- Longden Road, SY3 9EE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 856 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 84.6%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 4.7%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 42.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.71
Local authority average 3.7
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 6 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
The Priory School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 223
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 80 90 |
| Year 8 | 181 94 87 |
| Year 9 | 168 73 95 |
| Year 10 | 169 82 87 |
| Year 11 | 168 94 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 80.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 3.0% 19.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 14.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 78.0% 45.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 5.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.7% 3.0% |