The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School is a secondary school located in Dorking. 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 13/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: West Bank, Dorking, RH4 3DG
Website: http://thepriorycofe.com/
Telephone: 01306887337
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jo Trimnell
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 125281

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 660
Number of Boys: 330
Number of Girls: 330

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.26 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.05
Of the 142 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 141 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorking Nursery School
West Street , RH4 1BY 		4out of 4 643 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Powell Corderoy Primary School
Longfield Road , RH4 3DF 		3out of 4 270 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Norfolk Road , RH4 3JA 		3out of 4 442 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School
St Paul's Road West , RH4 2HS 		4out of 4 1,030 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking
Ranmore Road , RH4 1HW 		3out of 4 1,242 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School
School Lane , RH4 3QF 		1out of 4 1,450 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School
West Bank , RH4 3DG 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Ashcombe School
Ashcombe Road , RH4 1LY 		3out of 4 1,691 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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