The Priory CofE School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Queens Road
Wimbledon
London
SW19 8LX
Phone 02085408059
Reference Number 102672

The Priory C of E School is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school fosters a supportive and safe environment where pupils are encouraged to excel academically and develop personally. The curriculum is ambitious, particularly in reading, with a strong emphasis on phonics, ensuring that students progress in their reading fluency and confidence. Notably, the school effectively prepares younger pupils for subsequent stages of their education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 179
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.04%
Girls: 51.96%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 33.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 9 18
2 16 12 28
3 15 9 24
4 10 15 25
5 6 13 19
6 10 14 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 26.8%
White, British 20.7%
Mixed, Other 10.6%
African 10.1%
Asian, Other 7.3%
Caribbean 5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.5%
Pakistani 4.5%
White & Asian 3.4%
White & Black (African) 2.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 10 Jan 2023
Date Report
10 Jan 2023 School inspection:
19 Oct 2021 School inspection
05 Oct 2016 Short inspection
16 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
16 Jun 2009 Curriculum and development visit
19 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
25 Nov 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate kindness and consideration towards one another.
  • Teachers maintain high expectations, leading to good behaviour in lessons.
  • Strong focus on reading and phonics with well-trained staff.
  • Curriculum is ambitious and logically structured.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, promoting independence.
  • Pupils engage in a variety of well-attended after-school clubs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some foundation subjects do not have clear expectations for what pupils should learn.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.9
Writing 1.6
Maths -0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 27 9
Third Preference 24 6
From another Local Authority 4 1

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