The Priory School
Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE
852 pupils · 101% of 840 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 13%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 November 2023, published 14 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 44.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.38 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 231 | 724 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 168 | 264 | 605 | 168 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 168 | 287 | 656 | 168 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 176 | 272 | 723 | 176 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 167 | 257 | 621 | 167 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 165 | 226 | 553 | 165 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 165 | 220 | 560 | 165 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 163 | 229 | 581 | 163 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Meole Brace School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Belvidere School 3.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Shrewsbury Academy 5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Mary Webb School and Science College 9.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Corbet School 12.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ercall Wood Academy 17 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.