Priory Academy

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

123 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

GCSE results (2024/2025)

103 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 66% (Central Bedfordshire 75%, England 59%) · Any other White background 8% (Central Bedfordshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Central Bedfordshire 3%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Central Bedfordshire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Central Bedfordshire 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.93 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Central Bedfordshire: 15.62 suspensions and 0.26 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,074; 15.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 81% (78%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 3% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £741,000; in-year balance +£1,145,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs