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Priory School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Mountfield Road, Lewes BN7 2XN · priory.e-sussex.sch.uk · 01273 476231
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.4
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,153
- 99% of 1,160 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 228 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 229 | 228 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 213 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 238 | 226 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 245 | 247 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 241 | 247 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 52.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 70.1 | +6.1 |
| Further education | 14.3 | −9.3 |
| Other education | 1.7 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 2.6 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Priory School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (378 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 378
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 91 parents (24%) with SEND