Priory School
Sir Harrys Road, Edgbaston, B15 2UR
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Barry Doherty
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 103566
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214404103
About this school
Priory School is an independent school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 0 to 18 and has 330 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Priory School under its current framework. 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
Priory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1949, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 43 | 27 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 54.2 | 59.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63% | 71% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 70.4% | 87.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 22.2% | 48.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.2 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.2 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 391 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 34
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hallfield School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Elmhurst Ballet School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
West House School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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St George's School Edgbaston0.5 miles
Independent schools · West Midlands
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Mander Portman Woodward Independent College0.7 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
Common questions
- What ages does Priory School teach?
- Priory School teaches children aged 0 to 18. It is an independent school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory School?
- The headteacher of Priory School is Mr Barry Doherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Priory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Priory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Priory School?
- Priory School has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 18.
- Is Priory School full?
- Priory School has capacity for 600 pupils and 330 on roll (55%), so it has space against 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.
- Is Priory School a selective school?
- Yes. Priory School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Priory School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 59.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 24 July 2026.