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Priory Academy
Priory Academy, Britain Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4JA
Overview
Priory Academy is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Dunstable, East of England, for pupils aged 9–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Phase of education
- All-through
- Age range
- Ages 9–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- No
- School capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 830
- URN
- 138181
Admissions
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Academy trust or group
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
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School places
DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)
- Capacity at survey date
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 806
- Unfilled places at survey date
- 34
A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data
Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
2024/25 results
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
- School
- 65%
- England
- 62%
Pupils included: 123
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
- School
- 7%
- England
- 8%
Pupils included: 123
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Other recent inspection activity
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Ungraded inspection
Inspected 20 April 2023 · Published 14 June 2023
Outcome: School remains Good
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Priory Academy, Britain Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4JA
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
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