Priory School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 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
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 141175
- Address
- Fawcett Road, PO4 0DL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1252 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 20%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 67.3%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 6.2%
African 4.9%
Bangladeshi 3.8%
Other 3.4%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 38.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.29
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 9 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 64 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
Admissions
Priory School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 323
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 257 134 123 |
| Year 8 | 253 133 120 |
| Year 9 | 250 136 114 |
| Year 10 | 247 121 126 |
| Year 11 | 245 126 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 83.0% 74.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 4.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |