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EnglandSouth WestTorbayTQ1 4NZPriory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
Primary

Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay

Primary

Torbay · Torquay · TQ1 4NZ http://www.priory-primary.torbay.sch.uk/

Pupils
96
cap. 178
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
96
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
96
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTorbay
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay · Primary · Torbay

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
-16pp
61%53%44%
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
6%3%0%
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
96
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
45%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
St Catherine's Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4NZ
Local authority
Torbay
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
2024/2544%6%72%22%72%6%67%11%83%78%103.0102.0105.045%96
2023/2460%0%100%40%60%0%70%20%90%90%109.0105.0106.023%88
2022/23Not applicableNot applicable94%39%72%22%Not applicableNot applicable89%89%109.0Not applicable105.0+2.90+0.80Not applicable30%76
2018/1960%4%80%24%76%32%76%4%88%84%105.0103.0105.0+2.10+2.90-0.5022%118
2017/1861%4%79%21%71%18%71%11%82%79%105.0103.0105.0+3.10+1.80+1.6016%159
2016/1755%0%70%15%70%5%60%10%70%85%103.0102.0107.0-1.10-1.80-2.8011%186

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
2024/259621.345%8%34%8%27%
2023/248819.623%11%38%8%26%
2022/237617.730%9%41%8%27%
2021/227114.535%8%41%10%43%
2020/218517.132%5%40%
2018/1911815.422%8%40%4%10%
2017/1815913.316%14%31%4%11%
2016/1718619.011%13%30%5%12%

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