The Priory School is a secondary school located in Shrewsbury. 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 14/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE
Website: http://priory.tpstrust.co.uk/
Telephone: 01743284000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Pope
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138216

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 840
Number of Pupils: 842
Number of Boys: 446
Number of Girls: 396

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.34 Confidence interval 0.14 to 0.54
Of the 164 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 162 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:57%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.87
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radbrook Primary School
Calverton Way , Bank Farm Road SY3 6DZ 		3out of 4 673 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Meole Brace Church of England Primary and Nursery
Church Road , Meole Brace SY3 9HG 		3out of 4 913 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Junior School
Woodfield Road , SY3 8LU 		3out of 4 1,597 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodfield Infant School
Woodfield Road , Copthorne SY3 8LU 		4out of 4 1,685 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Coleham Primary School
Greyfriars Road , SY3 7EN 		3out of 4 1,693 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory School
Longden Road , SY3 9EE 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Meole Brace School
Longden Road , SY3 9DW 		3out of 4 449 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shrewsbury Colleges Group
Priory Road , SY1 1RX 		- not rated 1,679 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shrewsbury School
The Schools , SY3 7BA 		- not rated 1,056 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Shrewsbury High School
32 Town Walls , Shrewsbury SY1 1TN 		- not rated 1,422 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Winefride's Convent School
Belmont , SY1 1TE 		- not rated 1,619 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Prestfelde School
London Road , SY2 6NZ 		- not rated 3,034 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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