Kings Priory School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Tyneside
Unique reference
139658
Address
Huntington Place, Tynemouth, NE30 4RF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1533 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
3.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.1%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.5%
Unclassified 8.1%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 1.9%
Chinese 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.4
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

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

School 1%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
BiologyGCSE37
Business Studies:SingleGCSE75
ChemistryGCSE37
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE21
Design & TechnologyGCSE27
English LanguageGCSE125
English LiteratureGCSE125
FrenchGCSE2
GeographyGCSE66
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Kings Priory School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
96
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
89
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
47
43
Year 1
90
49
41
Year 2
90
42
48
Year 3
92
42
50
Year 4
92
51
41
Year 5
92
45
47
Year 6
92
46
46
Year 7
141
76
65
Year 8
140
75
65
Year 9
140
76
64
Year 10
127
82
45
Year 11
133
66
67
Year 12
104
46
58
Year 13
110
50
60
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
97.0%
84.4%
86.5%
Further education
27.0%
42.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
70.0%
41.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
5.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
5.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
90.0%
75.3%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
43.0%
33.7%
19.7%
Russell Group
38.0%
31.5%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
3.0%
1.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.3%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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