The Priory Church of England School, Dorking

Overview

The Priory Church of England School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Dorking, South East, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–16
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Church of England
School capacity: 1,000
Pupils on roll: 598
URN: 149318

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Surrey
Academy trust or group: ENLIGHTEN LEARNING TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,051
Pupils on roll: 647
Unfilled places at survey date: 404

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 admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 61
Total preferences: 239
Offers made: 104

First preferences compared with offers

0.59 first preferences per offer

61 first preferences and 104 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	61	239	104
2025/26	83	279	126
2024/25	144	385	159
2023/24	117	375	165
2022/23	106	360	157

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
40.1
England
47.1
Pupils included: 113
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
31%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 113
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
53.1%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 113
Entering the EBacc
School
15.9%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 113

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School · Secondary · 2023/24
Measure	School
Attainment 8 score	39.8
Grade 5 or above in English & maths	35.5%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths	54.2%
Entering the EBacc	11.2%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Location

Address: West Bank, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3DG
Local authority: Surrey
Area: Schools in Mole Valley

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