Priory School

URN 141175·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Bohunt Education Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 10.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,678.91

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.1%

of income

In-year balance

+0.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

22 November 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)43.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.29.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,247

Capacity

1,250 (100%)

Free school meals

34.2%

English additional lang.

20.0%

Ethnicity

White British 66.3%Asian 7.3%Black 5.9%Mixed 7.6%Chinese 0.2%Other 3.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

75.1

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.6

Mean salary

£49,220

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

23.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

2024/25 · 1,304 pupils