The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy
Raglan Street, Hill Top, Nottingham, NG16 3GT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Gotheridge
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Sponsor
- St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 137909
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773713731
About this school
The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Catholic primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 52% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 66% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 76% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 72% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 | 48% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 185th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4% | 10.8% | 192 | — |
| The Florence Nightingale Academy | 58% | 5.2% | 40.7% | 321 | 0.1 miles |
| Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School | 51% | 4.9% | 19.4% | 386 | 0.5 miles |
| Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 4.8% | 35.2% | 231 | 0.5 miles |
| Springbank Academy | 75% | 6.9% | 43.4% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Gilthill Primary School | 67% | 3.1% | 18.1% | 207 | 1.1 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 report19 March 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.77%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.95%
- Persistent absence
- 9.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Florence Nightingale Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Springbank Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Gilthill Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 172nd 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 ages does The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mr Andrew Gotheridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 50% 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 185th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy'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.