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Priory School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, London SE19 3QN · priorycroydon.org.uk · 020 8653 8222
On the mapSearch near SE19 3QN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Pupils
- 140
- 1 over 139 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 44.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 95.2 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | — |
Ofsted
Priory School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼67% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲101% agreeEngland 76%
based on the 83% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 49%
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%
based on 12 parents (100%) with SEND