Priory Primary School

About Priory Primary School

Priory Primary School in Bedford is a state primary that, on its headline KS2 measure, sits below the local authority average. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 46% in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with a Bedford LA average of 57%. That gap of 11 percentage points places Priory 34th out of 46 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half locally. The school’s national percentile ranking of roughly 85th means it’s also behind many schools across England. However, the picture isn’t uniformly low. In maths, 71% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 103, which is in line with the national benchmark. Reading and writing each saw 58% of pupils reach the expected level, with average reading scores also at 103. The more selective higher standard tells a similar story: just 4% achieved it in reading, writing and maths combined, though 17% hit the higher bar in maths and reading individually.

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