Priory Fields School

State-Funded School

priory-fields-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT17 0FSPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Priory Fields School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 319 pupils. Priory Fields School is part of Whinless Down Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 24%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

319

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 319
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Whinless Down Academy 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 9 May 2024. 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
12 Jul 2013	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.