Priory School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Priory School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Croydon, London.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 140 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Sixth formprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
71%Boys
29%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 11 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 140
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good |
| 6 Dec 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.
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