Priory School
About the school
Priory School is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 November 2023
- Published
- 18 January 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.4
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.40%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.30%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 64.40%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.35
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1163
Girls
47.46%
Boys
52.54%
SEN support
24.08%
Education, health and care plan
4.30%
English as an additional language
4.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.35%
Overall absence
12.07
Persistent absence
32.94
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
234
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%