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Academy
Kings Priory School
Primary
Secondary
Post 16
Huntington Place Tynemouth, North Shields, NE304RF
019 1258 5995


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 18
PUPILS
1385

Kings Priory School is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 18 and has a capacity of 1505. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 10 Jun 2015.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It is also in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
704 boys and 681 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.9
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
5.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
3.1%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
4.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10%
EHC PLAN
1.3%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
72%
Local Authority
67%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
17%
Local Authority
11%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Well Below Average
Maths
Below Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 107 105 104
Maths 107 105 105



Attainment 8 score

School
56
Local Authority
45.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
66%
Local Authority
41%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 90% 39% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.4 3.99 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
97.5%
Local Authority
87.9%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Points 31.66 33.44 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
97.5%
Local Authority
87.9%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Points 31.8 33.49 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

10 Jun 2015

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision Good
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 190
Of which first preference applications 103
Of which second preference applications 51
Of which third preference applications 36
Total offers made 89
Of which first preference offers 88
Of which second preference offers 0
Of which third preference offers 1


Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 249
Of which first preference applications 50
Of which second preference applications 122
Of which third preference applications 72
Total offers made 40
Of which first preference offers 32
Of which second preference offers 8
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
99%
Local Authority
94%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 96% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 1% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 0% 6% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
89%
Local Authority
66%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 86% 55% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
44% 19% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
34% 16% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
4% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 3% 10% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
4
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£187,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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