Priory Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardConstituency

LU5 4JAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Priory Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–16, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 830 pupils. Priory Academy is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

830

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 830
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 April 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.