Priory School
Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3QN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Evans
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 139
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 101856
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086538222
About this school
Priory School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 140 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Priory School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 25 | 21 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Priory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 2 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report29 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.23%
- English as an additional language
- 45.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.91%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The New School0.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Fidelis College0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Hillcrest0.2 miles
Other types · London
-
Silburn Reid0.7 miles
Other types · London
-
Dulwich Prep & Senior1.0 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in London
- Abbey Manor College Local authority maintained schools
- Abingdon House School Special schools
- Ambitious College Other types
- Area 51 Education Ltd Other types
- Beatrice Tate School Special schools
- Beckmead College Academies
- Belmont Park School Special schools
- Beormund Primary School Special schools
- BeyondAutism Post-19 Other types
- Blanche Nevile School Special schools
- Blossom Rose School Special schools
- Brent Knoll School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Priory School teach?
- Priory School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory School?
- The headteacher of Priory School is Mrs Julie Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Priory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priory School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Priory School?
- Priory School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Priory School full?
- Priory School has capacity for 139 pupils and 140 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Priory School a faith school?
- No. Priory School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Priory School have?
- The schools register lists Priory School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Priory School's absence rate?
- Priory School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priory School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priory School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.