The Priory School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 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
- 852 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 86.3%
Other White 4.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Irish 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.1
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.85
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 167 |
Admissions
The Priory School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 287
- 2nd preference
- 250
- 3rd preference
- 119
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 91 85 |
| Year 8 | 171 71 100 |
| Year 9 | 166 83 83 |
| Year 10 | 168 94 74 |
| Year 11 | 171 87 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 5.0% 23.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 16.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 79.0% 40.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.5% 1.2% |