The Priory School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Shropshire
Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
63%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
16.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
852
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
63%
1st preference success rate
166 of 264 families who put it first got an offer
168
Places offered
605
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 264 | 166 | ● 63% |
| 2nd preference | 223 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 118 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 605 | 168 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Shropshire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carolyn Knight
- Address
- Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE
- Phone
- 01743284000
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward / constituency
- Meole · Shrewsbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138216
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
852 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 862 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 166 | 20% | 63% | 81% | |
| English Language | 166 | 25% | 65% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 164 | 31% | 68% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 132 | 22% | 50% | 74% | |
| History | 105 | 38% | 62% | 71% | |
| Geography | 95 | 33% | 61% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 30% | 72% | 87% | |
| French | 59 | 31% | 68% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 45 | 31% | 64% | 73% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 40 | 15% | 53% | 60% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 17% | 54% | 66% | |
| Biology | 31 | 39% | 71% | 87% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Shropshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.