Priory Junior School
Priory Road, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 3LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Cross
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 122531
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159526100
About this school
Priory Junior School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 55 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 52% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 68% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 77% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 72% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Junior 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priory Junior School compares
Priory Junior School ranked 207th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.9% | 31.6% | 202 | — |
| All Hallows CofE Primary School | 65% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 207 | 0.1 miles |
| Phoenix Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 20% | 164 | 0.1 miles |
| Willow Farm Primary School | 68% | 3.3% | 8.4% | 243 | 0.4 miles |
| Haddon Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 3.9% | 23.7% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| The Carlton Infant Academy | — | 5% | 33.6% | 182 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
- 10 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.56%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Hallows CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Phoenix Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Willow Farm Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Haddon Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
The Carlton Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Priory Junior School ranks 184th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Priory Junior School teach?
- Priory Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory Junior School?
- The headteacher of Priory Junior School is Mr Jack Cross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Priory Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priory Junior 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 big is Priory Junior School?
- Priory Junior School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Priory Junior School full?
- Priory Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 202 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Priory Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Priory Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Priory Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Priory Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 39% 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 Junior School rank locally?
- Priory Junior School ranked 207th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Junior School's absence rate?
- Priory Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priory Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priory Junior 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 30 June 2026.