The Priory School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
SY3 9EE
Composite score
65.9

The Priory School at a glance

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The Priory School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 856 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 52.7, above the national average of 46. That is down 1.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 20% of secondary schools in England.

56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 78% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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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National rank
#48
In West Midlands
#1
In Shropshire
Top 20%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
52.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
56%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
78%
% EBacc grade 5+
28%
EBacc average points score
4.72

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 856 % FSM ever-6 13.2% % EAL 5.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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