UK Schools
Priory Academy
Priory Academy is a mixed all-through academy in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Council, teaching 830 pupils aged 9 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.2 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Priory Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Priory Academy.
- 1 Staff Training Day
- 2 Staff Training Day
- 3–30 Module 1 (Autumn Term)
- 1–24 Module 1 (Autumn Term)
- 25–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Module 2 (Autumn Term)
- 1–19 Module 2 (Autumn Term)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 Staff Training Day
- 6–31 Module 3 (Spring Term)
- 1–13 Module 3 (Spring Term)
- 14–22 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23–28 Module 4 (Spring Term)
- 1–31 Module 4 (Spring Term)
- 1–2 Module 4 (Spring Term)
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 3–19 Easter Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 20–30 Module 5 (Summer Term)
- 1–22 Module 5 (Summer Term)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 23–31 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Module 6 (Summer Term)
- 1–17 Module 6 (Summer Term)
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Module 1 (Autumn Term) Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 25, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Module 2 (Autumn Term) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Module 3 (Spring Term) Jan 6, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 14, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 Holiday
- Module 4 (Spring Term) Feb 23, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 3, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 Holiday
- Module 5 (Summer Term) Apr 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 23, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Holiday
- Module 6 (Summer Term) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Priory Academy with Central Bedfordshire Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 65% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Attendance 17.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 98% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Priory Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Priory Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.