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The Priory School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Longden Road, Shrewsbury SY3 9EE · priory.tpstrust.co.uk · 01743 284000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 852
- 12 over 840 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 231 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 71% 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 | 168 | 231 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 168 | 264 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 287 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 272 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 167 | 257 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.7, and 55.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.8 | +4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 82 | +2.8 |
| Further education | 1.8 | −3.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
The Priory School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 14
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied