Priory Junior School

Community school · Primary school · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
NG4 3LE
Composite score
30.0

About Priory Junior School

Priory Junior School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 225 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 39% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 13.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#13,372
National rank
#1255
In East Midlands
#215
In Nottinghamshire
Top 90%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
39%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 225 % FSM ever-6 31.6% % EAL 7.1% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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