Priory Academy is a all-through school located in Dunstable. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Britain Street, Dunstable

School Information

Address: Britain Street, Dunstable, LU5 4JA
Website: http://www.prioryacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01582661158
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Mahnaz Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138181

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 700
Number of Pupils: 736
Number of Boys: 375
Number of Girls: 361

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.2 to -2.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to -1.7
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.37 to 0.19
Of the 82 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 81 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:45%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:59%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.28
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent , LU5 4QU 		4out of 4 1,396 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road , LU6 1DL 		4out of 4 1,822 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way , LU4 0PE 		3out of 4 2,931 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane , LU6 3BJ 		3out of 4 610 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street , LU6 3AG 		4out of 4 774 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ardley Hill Academy
Lowther Road , LU6 3NZ 		2out of 4 986 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St. Augustine's Academy
Oakwood Avenue , LU5 4AS 		3out of 4 1,033 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Leighton Court , LU6 1EW 		2out of 4 1,136 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road , LU6 3BU 		3out of 4 1,232 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road , LU5 5AB 		2out of 4 1,779 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manshead CofE Academy
Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB 		1out of 4 1,882 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St , LU4 0NE 		3out of 4 2,446 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Bedfordshire College
Kingsway , LU5 4HG 		- not rated 812 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory Academy
Britain Street , LU5 4JA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's School
28 Priory Road , LU5 4HR 		- not rated 107 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Dunstable
Ridgeway Avenue , LU5 4QL 		- not rated 1,139 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Weatherfield Academy
Brewers Hill Road , LU6 1AF 		3out of 4 2,103 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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