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Priory School

Special school · Secondary, ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Sixth form

Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3QN

020 8653 8222 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 2 July 2024
Pupils140Room for 139
Free school meals51%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 2 July 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood
SafeguardingEffective

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

25 pupils in this year group.

100% — 7 points above the Croydon average, and 8 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolCroydonEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 100% 93% 92%
School sixth form 0% 48% 34%
Sixth form college 0% 8% 13%
Further education college 0% 34% 37%
Apprenticeship 0% 1% 3%
Work 0% 1% 3%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
94%100%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Croydon. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Croydon

Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round. It caters for: Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia); Autism; Moderate learning difficulties; Severe learning difficulties; Profound and multiple learning difficulties.

PupilsThis schoolCroydonEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 58.2% 58.5%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 98.4%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 1.6%* 0.5%
English as an additional language 45.7% 28.8%* 14.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed) 8.9% 11.3%* 12.8%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more) 28.4% 35.8%* 35.3%
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.9 9.1 12.3
Pupils suspended at least once 2.2% 4.7% 5.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.15% 0.08%
Pupils per teacher 6.4 6.1 6.6
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 1.8 2.1 2.3
Teachers who left during the year 12.4% 14.9%* 14.3%*

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Priory School's Ofsted rating?

Priory School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 2 July 2024.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.