The Priory Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

ChristchurchConstituency

BH23 1HXPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Priory Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 198 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

198

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Average
Total pupils: 198
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
30 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.