The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy

Broxtowe · NG16 3GT

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 192 pupils, 6.8% FSM

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The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Raglan Street, Hill Top, Nottingham, NG16 3GT – View on map
Phone: 01773713731
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Gotheridge
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 20 families put it first for 20 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 4 of the 20 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 9 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

192 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
% eligible for free school meals: 6.8%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Broxtowe average)
English as an additional language: 26% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 3.5% a year (Broxtowe 14.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 16 percentage points below the Broxtowe average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 58%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 57% · Writing 60% · Maths 53% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 57%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBroxtowe averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 16 percentage points below the Broxtowe average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 22nd of 24 junior and primary schools in the area

#20Horsendale Primary School56%
#21Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School51%
#22The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy50%
#23John Clifford Primary School47%
#24Albany Junior School33%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Chetwynd Spencer Academy85%
=2Bramcote Hills Primary School80%
=2Hollywell Primary School80%
=2Sunnyside Spencer Academy80%
#5Eskdale Junior School78%
#6Beeston Rylands Junior School76%
#7Springbank Academy75%
=8Fairfield Spencer Academy70%
=8Mornington Primary School70%
=10Beeston Fields Flying High Academy68%
=10Kimberley Primary School68%
=12Gilthill Primary School67%
=12Trowell CofE Primary School67%
#14Bramcote CofE Primary School65%
#15Brinsley Primary and Nursery School63%
#16Larkfields Junior School61%
#17Awsworth Primary and Nursery School59%
=18Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School58%
=18The Florence Nightingale Academy58%
#20Horsendale Primary School56%
#21Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School51%
#22The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy50%
#23John Clifford Primary School47%
#24Albany Junior School33%

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18th of 20 primary schools in Broxtowe for Ofsted rating

#16The Florence Nightingale AcademyGood
#17The Lanes Primary SchoolGood
#18The Priory Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#19Trowell CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Wadsworth Fields Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Chetwynd Spencer AcademyOutstanding
#2Awsworth Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#3Beeston Fields Flying High AcademyGood
#4Bramcote CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Brinsley Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#6Gilthill Primary SchoolGood
#7Hollywell Primary SchoolGood
#8Horsendale Primary SchoolGood
#9John Clifford Primary SchoolGood
#10Kimberley Primary SchoolGood
#11Lawrence View Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#12Mornington Primary SchoolGood
#13Round Hill Primary SchoolGood
#14Springbank AcademyGood
#15Sunnyside Spencer AcademyGood
#16The Florence Nightingale AcademyGood
#17The Lanes Primary SchoolGood
#18The Priory Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#19Trowell CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Wadsworth Fields Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,301 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 23 primary schools in Broxtowe for spending per pupil

#2Springbank Academy£7,924
#3Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School£7,619
#4The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,301
#5Beeston Fields Flying High Academy£7,274
#6The Florence Nightingale Academy£7,254

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Sunnyside Spencer Academy£7,955
#2Springbank Academy£7,924
#3Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School£7,619
#4The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,301
#5Beeston Fields Flying High Academy£7,274
#6The Florence Nightingale Academy£7,254
#7Brinsley Primary and Nursery School£7,051
#8Kimberley Primary School£6,710
#9John Clifford Primary School£6,656
#10Trowell CofE Primary School£6,607
#11Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School£6,528
#12Hollywell Primary School£6,392
#13Gilthill Primary School£6,376
#14Chetwynd Spencer Academy£6,161
#15Mornington Primary School£6,154
#16Awsworth Primary and Nursery School£6,147
#17Bramcote CofE Primary School£5,999
#18Bramcote Hills Primary School£5,938
#19Horsendale Primary School£5,748
#20Fairfield Spencer Academy£5,648
#21Round Hill Primary School£3,490
#22The Lanes Primary School£1,904
#23Wadsworth Fields Primary School£464

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