Priory Primary School

State-Funded School

priory-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK40 1JDPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Priory Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

It currently serves 214 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 46%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

45%

Black

18%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

214

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

83%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 214
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
19 Sept 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.