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Priory Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Queensway, Weston-Super-Mare BS22 6BP · pcsa.org.uk · 01934 511411
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. North Somerset 46.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,486
- 99% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pathway Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 264 families put the school first and 269 places were offered; 100% 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 | 269 | 264 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 283 | 338 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 284 | 347 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 286 | 314 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 292 | 348 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 36.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Somerset it was 46.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.61 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.9 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 80.9 | +5.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −3 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Priory Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (201 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 201
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 64 parents (32%) with SEND