Priory School
Orchard Avenue, Slough, SL1 6HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Foster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 591
- URN
- 110089
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628600300
About this school
Priory School is a foundation primary school in Slough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 591 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 117 | 113 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 53% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 64% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 76% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are 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 | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 649 |
| 2024/25 | 592 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priory School compares
Priory School ranked 26th of 28 primary schools in Slough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 6.7% | 24% | 591 | — |
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 4.8% | 13.4% | 395 | 0.1 miles |
| Lent Rise School | 64% | 5.5% | 17.2% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 31.8% | 255 | 0.6 miles |
| Cippenham School | 59% | 5.9% | 16.2% | 998 | 0.7 miles |
| Lynch Hill School Primary Academy | 77% | 4.9% | 34.5% | 832 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.96%
- English as an additional language
- 37%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 21.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Lent Rise School0.6 miles
Primary · Slough
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnham
-
Cippenham School0.7 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Lynch Hill School Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Priory School ranks 26th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Slough.
- Castleview Primary School Primary
- Cippenham School Primary
- Claycots School Primary
- Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Farnham Common Infant School Primary
- Foxborough Primary School Primary
- Fulmer Infant School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Primary
- James Elliman Academy Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lent Rise School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Priory School teach?
- Priory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory School?
- The headteacher of Priory School is Mrs Hannah Foster, 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 591 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Priory School full?
- Priory School has capacity for 700 pupils and 591 on roll (84%), 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.
- Does Priory School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Priory School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Priory School have?
- The schools register lists Priory School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Priory School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Priory School compare with other schools in Slough?
- Priory School ranked 26th of 28 primary schools in Slough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Priory School's absence rate?
- Priory School's overall absence rate is 6.7% 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.