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Priory School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Fawcett Road, Southsea PO4 0DL · priorysouthsea.org · 023 9281 9115
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.01 mi
- 1.62 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Feeder and distance · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,278
- 28 over 1,250 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Feeder and distance” went to a home 1.01 mi (1.62 km) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 320 families put the school first and 264 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 264 | 320 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 262 | 326 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 256 | 323 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 259 | 276 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 246 | 276 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Feeder and distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.01 mi1.62 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 43.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Portsmouth it was 39.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.2 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 7.8 | +6.6 |
| Further education | 75.4 | −7.2 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Priory School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (167 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 167
- 14% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (22%) with SEND