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Voluntary aided school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The Priory Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 198Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 113847URN

Wick Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
5.5per place
2.9 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

83 applications for 15 places · 1st of 52 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
62%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 15 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 19 May 2026
    Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
  2. 2 February 2022
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
5.5applications per place, Reception
2.9 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6) 3.3 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 15 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 5.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
  2. 2025 3.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  3. 2024 3.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  4. 2023 3.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  5. 2022 3.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  6. 2021 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  7. 2020 3.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  8. 2019 4.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  9. 2018 5.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  10. 2017 5.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
  11. 2016 5.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
  12. 2015 5.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
  13. 2014 4.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
More applications per place than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202615835.5100.67
Sep 2025291123.9301.03
Sep 2024291133.9270.93
Sep 2023291033.6260.90
Sep 2022271013.7220.81
Sep 202130913.0260.87
Sep 2020301113.7240.80
Sep 2019261174.5250.96
Sep 2018271365.0230.85
Sep 2017301545.1290.97
Sep 2016301745.8260.87
Sep 2015291545.3240.83
Sep 2014301374.6170.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 83% · Maths 66% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%29th of 50 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Reading
Expected standard79%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard83%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard66%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2562%3%106102
2023/2473%13%108106
2022/2367%7%106105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
113847 · 839/3690
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals
6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Wick Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1HX
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources