Priory Academy
Priory Academy, Britain Street, Dunstable, LU5 4JA
830 pupils · 119% of 700 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 April 2023, published 14 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 49.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Glebe Farm School 19.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Kents Hill Park all-through school 20.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Samuel Ryder Academy 21.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oakgrove School 21.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Aylesbury Vale Academy 23.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Simon Balle All-Through School 32.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.