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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK40 1JDPriory Primary School
Primary

Priory Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK40 1JD www.prioryprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
202
cap. 206
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
80%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
80%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Priory Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
+4pp
50%43%35%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
4%2%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
80%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1JD
Local authority
Bedford
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
2024/2550%0%58%17%75%13%67%17%71%63%103.0101.0103.023%202
2023/2446%4%58%17%58%4%71%17%67%71%103.0103.0105.019%205
2022/2335%0%46%8%54%0%54%8%46%65%101.0100.0105.0-1.20-0.60-1.3019%202
2018/1948%0%57%10%48%0%62%10%67%67%100.0101.0103.0+0.80-0.80+0.4017%215
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published16%187
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published17%160

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520222.423%80%25%6%20%
2023/2420522.819%80%23%6%20%
2022/2320220.219%82%24%9%32%
2021/2220919.020%81%28%9%40%
2020/2120620.615%82%22%
2018/1921525.017%81%25%5%9%
2017/1818723.416%83%27%4%6%
2016/1716023.517%77%32%4%10%

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