Priory School is a school located in Bury St Edmunds. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Website: https://sendat.academy/priory/
Telephone: 01284761934
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Executive Head Lawrence Chapman; Head of school Mick Truman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137433

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 198
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.1 Confidence interval -9.9 to -4.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -8 Confidence interval -10.7 to -5.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.4 Confidence interval -10.9 to -5.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.53 Confidence interval -2.09 to -0.97
Of the 20 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 20 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.09
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sebert Wood Community Primary School
Sebert Road , IP32 7EG
4out of 4 1,056 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Bridewell Lane , IP33 1RE
3out of 4 1,173 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Westgate Street , IP33 1QG
3out of 4 1,447 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbots Green Primary Academy
Airfield Road , IP32 7PJ
3out of 4 1,829 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , IP33 3BJ
3out of 4 1,836 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School
Grove Road , IP33 3BH
3out of 4 1,786 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF
1out of 4 2,164 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH
3out of 4 2,273 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sybil Andrews Academy
Rougham Tower Avenue , IP32 7QB
2out of 4 2,342 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Suffolk College
Out Risbygate , IP33 3RL
- not rated 2,054 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU
- not rated 2,110 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory School
Mount Road , IP32 7BH
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office
New Shire Hall , Raingate Street IP33 2AR
- not rated 997 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base Bury St Edmunds
Airfield Road , IP32 7PJ
4out of 4 1,828 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School
South Lee School
Nowton Road , IP33 2BT
- not rated 2,278 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverwalk School
Mayfield Road , IP33 2PD
3out of 4 2,813 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.