Priory Junior School

Priory Junior School exhibits a strong overall performance with a rating of good in all evaluated areas. The school prides itself on its inclusive environment, where leaders set high expectations rooted in their PRIDE values. The atmosphere within the school is calm and orderly, fostering respectful behavior and engagement among students. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, particularly in reading and mathematics, helping students to achieve strong academic outcomes. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly related to the support provided to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the consistency of assessment practices across foundation subjects. Some pupils may not be receiving the necessary adaptations to their learning, which could impact their achievements. This inspection marked the school's first routine evaluation since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which the inspectors considered in their assessments.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.
• The school's environment is calm and orderly.
• Pupils understand and embody the school's PRIDE values.
• Teachers present information clearly and have good subject knowledge.
• The reading curriculum is effectively improved and supports vocabulary development.
• Pupils develop solid problem-solving skills in mathematics.
• Pupils engage positively in personal development and understand British values.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some foundation subjects is at an early stage and fails to identify gaps in knowledge.
• Some pupils with SEND do not always receive the support they need.
• Teachers do not consistently adapt their teaching to meet the needs of all pupils.

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 Junior School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% 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, 3.6% of pupils at Priory Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Junior School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% 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, 12.4% of pupils at Priory Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% 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 Junior School received £7,714 and spent £7,886 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £291,000 (£1,439 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 Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Priory Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Priory Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Priory Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Priory Junior School have?

Priory Junior School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Priory Junior School cover?

Priory Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Priory Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Priory Junior School?

Priory Junior School is at Priory Road, Gedling, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 3LE.