Priory School

State-Funded School

priory-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketConstituency

IP32 7BHPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Priory School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 241 pupils. Priory School is part of EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2014

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.1
EBacc average point score: 0.01

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

241

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 241
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 11 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 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.