The Priory Primary School
Pamber End, Tadley, RG26 5QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Walsh
- Sponsor
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 136447
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256850062
About this school
The Priory Primary School is a primary academy in Tadley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 64% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 86% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 73% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 The Priory Primary 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Priory Primary School compares
The Priory Primary School ranked 85th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 196 | — |
| Tadley Community Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 14.4% | 221 | 1.8 miles |
| Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.2% | 14.8% | 113 | 1.9 miles |
| Bishopswood Junior School | 55% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 223 | 2.2 miles |
| Bishopswood Infant School | — | 5.4% | 10.7% | 174 | 2.2 miles |
| Burnham Copse Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 308 | 2.7 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
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.88%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 3.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tadley Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Bishopswood Junior School2.2 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Bishopswood Infant School2.2 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Burnham Copse Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Tadley
Other schools in Tadley
The Priory Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Tadley.
- Bishopswood Infant School Primary
- Bishopswood Junior School Primary
- Bramley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnham Copse Primary School Primary
- Tadley Community Primary School Primary
- The Hurst School Secondary
- Tadley Court School Special schools
- Grantham Farm Montessori School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Priory Primary School teach?
- The Priory Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tadley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Priory Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Priory Primary School is Mr Matthew Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Priory Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Priory Primary 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 The Priory Primary School?
- The Priory Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Priory Primary School full?
- The Priory Primary School has capacity for 196 pupils and 196 on roll (100%), 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 The Priory Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Priory Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Priory Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Priory Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Priory Primary School?
- The Priory Primary School is part of SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Priory Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Priory Primary School rank locally?
- The Priory Primary School ranked 85th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Priory Primary School's absence rate?
- The Priory Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Priory Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Priory Primary 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 1 July 2026.