Priory Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Dunstable, LU5 4JA
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Manshead Church of England Academy
Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4BB
Local ranking19th of 26 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 202
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
66
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 153
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1146
- Boys
- 592 (52%)
- Girls
- 542 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (84% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.9%
- EAL
- 19.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.2%
- SEN Support
- 11.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,440/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 63.0%
- White Other: 14.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.4%
- Black African: 3.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Asian Other: 2.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
63.0%
White British
14.3%
White Other
4.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Dunstable Road
Luton, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 144342
- UKPRN
- 10063835
- Establishment No.
- 4010
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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