The Priory Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wednesbury, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.160 miles
Published by Sandwell Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Priory Primary School is a primary school in Wednesbury, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (community school). Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Priory Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.160 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.160 miles from the school, the 4th longest of 22 Sandwell primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2024.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dorsett Road, Friar Park, Wednesbury, WS10 0JG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 458 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “There is a deep sense of belonging and community at The Priory Primary.”
- “Pupils are nurtured and their talents are fostered.”
- “Pupils are greeted warmly every morning.”
To improve
- “Phonics results, at the end of year 1, remain consistently above national averages although outcomes in reading for older pupils have not been as consistently strong.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Hall Green Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tameside Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Hill Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pennyhill Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mesty Croft Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published