Priory Park Community School
Meadow Road, DUDLEY, DY1 3JY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Playford
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 33
- URN
- 148642
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384813640
About this school
Priory Park Community School is an independent school in Dudley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 33 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Priory Park Community School under its current framework. 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
Priory Park Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2021, 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 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 3.8 | 6.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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 Park Community 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 | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.8 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
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
- 27
- Pupils on SEN support
- 6
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Wenlock School0.4 miles
Special schools · West Midlands
-
Sycamore Short Stay School0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Dudley
-
Sutton School1.1 miles
Special schools · Dudley
-
Cherry Tree Learning Centre1.2 miles
Academies · Dudley
-
Woodsetton School1.2 miles
Academies · Dudley
Common questions
- What year groups does Priory Park Community School teach?
- Priory Park Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory Park Community School?
- The headteacher of Priory Park Community School is Mr Stuart Playford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Priory Park Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Priory Park Community 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 big is Priory Park Community School?
- Priory Park Community School has 33 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Priory Park Community School full?
- Priory Park Community School has capacity for 35 pupils and 33 on roll (94%), 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 Park Community School a faith school?
- No. Priory Park Community School has no designated religious character.
- How have Priory Park Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.8 in 2023/24 and 6.6 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 Park Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priory Park Community 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.