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The Priory Church of England School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

West Bank, Dorking RH4 3DG · thepriorycofe.com · 01306 887337

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Overview

GCSEs, 2024/25
40.1
average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
598
60% of 1,000 places
Local authority
Surrey
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.7%
First language not English
5.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Enlighten Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 104 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 106 (Places 157)106September 2023: 117 (Places 165)117September 2024: 144 (Places 159)144September 2025: 83 (Places 126)83September 2026: 61 (Places 104)61Places 104
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026104610.6100%
September 2025Sept 2025126830.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241591440.999%
September 2023Sept 20231651170.7100%
September 2022Sept 20221571060.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.1, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C+ (33 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.6 (England 46.3)43.62017/18: 45.4 (England 46.5)45.42018/19: 42.8 (England 46.7)42.82021/22: 44.1 (England 48.8)44.12022/23: 45.1 (England 46.3)45.12023/24: 39.8 (England 45.9)39.82024/25: 40.1 (England 46.0)40.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.146.0
▼31.0%45.4%
▼53.1%64.8%
▼15.9%40.5%
▼3.354.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125281)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form8.4+7
Sixth form college36.4−12.9
Further education33.6+6.8
Apprenticeship5.6+3.4
Employment4.7−0.4
Not in a lasting destination6.5−2.2
Activity not captured4.7−0.4

Published for the predecessor school (URN 125281)

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 29.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 20.4 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 23.2 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 33.0 (England 32.9)C+England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
14 studentsC+ (33)Average +0.24
14 studentsC+ (33)Average +0.24
0%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1841D+ (23.2)-0.27
2016/1743D (20.4)-0.59
2015/1654C (29.4)+0.19

Published for the predecessor school (URN 125281)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University46+25
Other education8−14
Apprenticeship4−3
Employment25−9
Not in a lasting destination17+10

Published for the predecessor school (URN 125281)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection
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Inspection reports

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