Priory School
Community special school · Ages 11–19 · London, Croydon
Priory School is a special school in London, Croydon for ages 11–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3QN
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school has its core values of respect, courage, happiness, ambition and pride at the heart of everything that it does.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “The school has thought carefully about what it wants pupils to learn.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, some of the developments to support pupils to become enthusiastic and confident readers are not securely embedded.”
- “Some aspects are not fully embedded.”
- “This means that there are instances where students’ outcomes do not consistently match the school’s increased ambition for learning in the sixth form.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- The New School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Fidelis College 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Aspire Academy 1.7 mi Outstanding
- Beckmead College 1.7 mi Good
- Bensham Manor School 1.8 mi Outstanding
- Aya College (Educational Provision) 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology 2.0 mi Not judged
- Chaffinch Brook School 2.7 mi Good