Priory School
Secondary schoolPriory School is a secondary school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,278 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Priory School was 43.4, against 39.3 in Portsmouth and 46.2 in England.
43% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.4 | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 34.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.5% | 55.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 244 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Penbridge Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022420 m
- Ark Ayrton Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Bramble Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025430 m
- Fernhurst Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Devonshire Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met550 m
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Portsmouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).