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The Priory Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Phillip Butcher

location_onWednesbury, WS10 0JG

language Visit Website phone 1215561383

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

445

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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The Priory Primary School is a Community school primary school in Wednesbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Priory Primary School is a community school in Wednesbury, Sandwell, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #46 of 84 primaries in Sandwell and #6,948 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 70%

Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading59% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.4

-3.0 to 0.2

1.2

Write

LA -0.3

-0.3 to 2.8

0.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.3

-3.1 to 1.4

1.2

Write

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 3.3

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.6 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 60%

Reading55% LA 71%

Writing77% LA 75%

Maths68% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 1.9

3.8

Write

LA 0.1

1.7 to 5.9

1.3

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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11 July 2014

Inspection Report

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25 March 2014

Inspection Report

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28 June 2012

Inspection Report

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03 December 2008

Inspection Report

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08 November 2005

Inspection Report

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11 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 445 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	454	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	390	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	393	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	371	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	369	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 50 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 33 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils