Priory Junior School
Community primary school in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire).
KS2 RWM expected
39%
▼ 23pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
54%
▼ 21pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
48%
▼ 26pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
55%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.8
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.2%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
84%
202 / 240 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 122531
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Reynolds | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rachel Saunders | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jack Cross | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Cara Russell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Esther Coleman-Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanna Tilling | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anne Baldry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Councillor Sam Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carol Chadwick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2006 · until 2029 |
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