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Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School

Community school · St Neots · PE19 1DZ

Ages 4–7 · 170 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
154

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

56

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

170 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
170
Boys / girls
84 / 86
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
170 / 180 (94%)
Free school meals
18.2%
FSM pupils
31
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs A Smith

Location

Address
Almond Road
Postcode
PE19 1DZ
Town
St Neots
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, 170 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.2%.

Open schools in St Neots
21
Primary schools in St Neots
17
Academies among open schools in St Neots
57% (12)
Open schools in PE19
21
Primary in PE19
17
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Priory Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    St Neots · PE19 1TF · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.5%

    0.4 miles away

  • Eynesbury CofE C Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    St Neots · PE19 2TD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • Winhills Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM39.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • The Round House Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    St Neots · PE19 6AW · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Wintringham Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    St. Neots · PE19 0AW · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Crosshall Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Neots · PE19 7GG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM4.9%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Crosshall Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Neots · PE19 7GG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM15.3%

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs A Smith
Telephone
01480398010
Website
www.priorypark.org.uk

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