Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School

Priory Park Infant School has been rated as Good in its recent inspection, reflecting a strong overall performance in various domains of education and care. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported, with well-structured leadership promoting effective learning and personal development. The curriculum is generally well-planned, particularly in early reading, which has been a focal point for improvement, ensuring many pupils become confident readers by Year 2. Parents have expressed positive feedback regarding the education and support their children receive.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate kindness, respect, and good behavior.
• The curriculum is well-planned and prepares pupils for future learning.
• Strong focus on early reading with effective phonics teaching.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Leaders promote a range of extracurricular activities enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities for revisiting previously learned material are insufficient.
• Assessment systems are still in development and not fully effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.2% of pupils at Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School received £9,946 and spent £10,384 for each of its 170 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £437,000 (£2,570 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School last inspected by Ofsted?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School have?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School has 170 pupils on roll.

What age range does Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School cover?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School is at Almond Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1DZ.