The Priory School is a secondary school located in Hitchin. 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 20/03/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Website: http://www.priory.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01462622300
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Geraint Edwards
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 117499

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1135
Number of Pupils: 1208
Number of Boys: 616
Number of Girls: 592

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.16 Confidence interval -0.04 to 0.36
Of the 166 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 161 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.16
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
York Road Nursery School
York Road , SG5 1XA 		4out of 4 994 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Old Hale Way , SG5 1XR 		3out of 4 301 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Old Hale Way , SG5 1XT 		2out of 4 438 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
Mattocke Road , SG5 2NZ 		3out of 4 988 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road , SG5 1NS 		3out of 4 1,067 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ickleford Primary School
Arlesey Road , Ickleford SG5 3TG 		3out of 4 1,190 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory School
Bedford Road , SG5 2UR 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk , SG5 1JB 		4out of 4 1,418 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road , SG4 9RS 		4out of 4 2,042 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West , SG6 4BA 		2out of 4 3,151 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Highfield School
Highfield , SG6 3QA 		3out of 4 3,174 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Herts Education Support Centre
Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY 		4out of 4 3,179 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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