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Priory Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Dudley · DY1 4AQ

Ages 2–11 · 547 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

8.5%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.9%
Unauthorised4.3%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
480

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

50

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
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 fill72%

547 pupils · 760 places

Pupils on roll
547
Boys / girls
256 / 291
School capacity
760
Capacity fill
547 / 760 (72%)
Free school meals
46.8%
FSM pupils
226
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: HALES VALLEY TRUST
Academy trust
HALES VALLEY TRUST
Sponsor
Hales Valley Trust
Headteacher
Executive Headteacher - Kelvin Daley, Head of School - James Griffiths

Location

Address
Limes Road, Priory Estate
Postcode
DY1 4AQ
Town
Dudley
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Dudley, Dudley, 547 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 46.8%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Dudley
38
Primary schools in Dudley
23
Academies among open schools in Dudley
61% (23)
Open schools in DY1
14
Primary in DY1
5
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Primary in Dudley LA
78

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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    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM58.0%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Foxyards Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM23.7%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

  • Milking Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.53

    1.0 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM26.3%
    • Demand1.63

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  • Blowers Green Primary School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM41.2%
    • Demand1.77

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  • Tipton Green Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM50.9%

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Contact

Headteacher
Executive Headteacher - Kelvin Daley, Head of School - James Griffiths
Telephone
01384816845
Website
www.priory.dudley.sch.uk

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