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Priory Academy

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Central Bedfordshire · Dunstable · LU5 4JA http://www.prioryacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
808
cap. 700
Ages
9 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
420.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
420.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Priory Academy · All-through · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
-2pp
69%65%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+8pp
94%78%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
50%
+8pp
65%53%42%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
Attainment 8
46.2
+4.5
53.747.741.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.2
EBacc entry
30%
-37pp
74%52%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
EBacc APS
420.0
+62.0
466.6408.6350.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 420.0
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
808
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Priory Academy, Britain Street, Dunstable, LU5 4JA
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%7%75%27%75%11%75%22%78%63%105.0104.0103.016%808
2023/2467%3%81%34%71%4%79%20%83%76%106.0104.0106.015%791
2022/2369%9%82%30%76%15%86%25%87%79%106.0105.0106.0-0.40-0.80+0.1013%770
2018/1960%3%63%16%83%4%83%30%89%70%101.0106.0104.0-4.00-2.70-0.4011%699
2017/1864%13%71%29%86%38%80%23%72%76%105.0105.0106.0-3.40-0.20-2.6012%692
2016/1771%11%81%27%82%29%94%28%86%87%105.0106.0107.0-0.20+0.50+1.208%675

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2570%50%46.2Not applicable30%420.031%808
2023/2462%42%41.7-0.2167%358.067%791
2022/2377%52%49.1+0.2370%429.770%770
2021/2294%65%53.7+0.0674%466.674%749
2018/1979%59%51.0-0.0945%350.655%699
2017/1882%68%54.3+0.1055%406.755%692
2016/1783%68%51.5-0.5349%50%675

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2580818.616%17%14%7%18%
2023/2479117.715%15%15%8%20%
2022/2377019.513%14%15%7%22%
2021/2274918.112%13%17%7%20%
2020/2173618.012%14%19%
2018/1969919.611%11%19%4%6%
2017/1869220.012%9%19%4%9%
2016/1767519.28%9%18%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.