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Priory Academy

All-through · Central Bedfordshire · LU5 4JA · URN 138181

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-04-20Cohort 830

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 123
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 54 schools in Central Bedfordshire

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    65%

    Central Bedfordshire 50.4%England 61%

    14.6 percentage points above the area average of 50.4

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    7%

    Central Bedfordshire 3.3%England 8%

    3.8 percentage points above the area average of 3.3

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    105

    Central Bedfordshire 104.06England 105

    0.9 above the area average of 104.1

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    104

    Central Bedfordshire 102.61England 105

    1.4 above the area average of 102.6

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    103

    Central Bedfordshire 103.33England 105

    In line with the area average of 103.3

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    17%

    Central Bedfordshire 19.9%England 32%

    2.9 percentage points below the area average of 19.9

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    75%

    Central Bedfordshire 68.3%

    6.8 percentage points above the area average of 68.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    75%

    Central Bedfordshire 62.2%

    12.8 percentage points above the area average of 62.2

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    75%

    Central Bedfordshire 63%

    12 percentage points above the area average of 63

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    123

    Central Bedfordshire 66

    57.4 above the area average of 65.6

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 103
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 23 schools in Central Bedfordshire

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    46.2

    Central Bedfordshire 42.69England 46.1

    3.5 above the area average of 42.7

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    49.5%

    Central Bedfordshire 41.6%England 45.9%

    7.9 percentage points above the area average of 41.6

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    69.9%

    Central Bedfordshire 63.6%

    6.4 percentage points above the area average of 63.6

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    4.08

    Central Bedfordshire 3.72England 4.07

    In line with the area average of 3.7

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    12.6%

    Central Bedfordshire 12.3%England 17.6%

    In line with the area average of 12.3

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    30.1%

    Central Bedfordshire 32.6%

    2.5 percentage points below the area average of 32.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    14.6%

    Central Bedfordshire 24.4%

    9.8 percentage points below the area average of 24.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    103

    Central Bedfordshire 137

    34 below the area average of 137

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Central Bedfordshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
24.9 pupils per class
Secondary classes
23.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
16.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
14.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
12.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
12.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
17% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
19.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
65% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
78.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Priory Academy Good at its inspection on 20/04/2023.
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Priory Academy is a all-through school in Central Bedfordshire, postcode LU5 4JA (URN 138181).
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