Priory Academy

School overview

Priory Academy is an all-through school serving Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 808 pupils aged 9 to 16 on roll. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 46.2, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Priory Academy ranks around the middle of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. Overall pupil absence was 7.6%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. Priory Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.