Priory Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset
Priory Community School is a secondary school in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Queensway, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 1,486 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils like coming to Priory Community School.”
- “Pupils are generally kind, empathetic and respectful.”
- “One pupil’s comment echoed that of many others, ‘You can be whoever you want to be at this school’.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, do not learn as well as their peers.”
- “This is because their literacy needs are not fully met in some subjects.”
- “Although the school teaches phonics and pupils listen to a range of texts, there is not a coherent approach to developing pupils’ early reading skills, or their enjoyment of reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 264 first-preference applications, 269 offers in total, 264 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2015 to 2026, as North Somerset published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Somerset.
- Worle Community School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winterstoke Hundred Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hans Price Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadoak Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clevedon School 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Nailsea School 8.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Backwell School 8.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published