Priory Integrated College

Overview

Priory Integrated College is described as a school where the vision of ‘Accomplishing More Together’ is implemented ‘very effectively’, underpinned by core values of ‘Excellence, Empowerment, Respect, and Kindness’. The report highlights a ‘highly effective inclusive and accessible education’ with ‘consistently effective learning and teaching’ that empowers pupils to become independent learners.

Strengths

• A ‘learning culture rooted in the science of how pupils learn best’, featuring ‘research-informed strategies’ and ‘high quality teacher questioning’.
• ‘Highly effective’ use of digital technology, with every pupil provided a device, enhancing engagement and self-management.
• Strong pastoral care and well-being support, including a ‘very effective digital platform’ and ‘well-being ambassadors’, ensuring pupils feel safe.
• ‘Highly effective’ inclusive provision, with detailed analysis of pupil data to identify needs early and deliver tailored interventions.
• Pupils attain ‘appropriately high levels of success’ in public examinations, with most achieving in line with or above their abilities.

Areas to improve

• Continue to work towards increasing the number of post-16 pupils to ‘improve the sustainability of the sixth form’.
• Address health and safety issues identified in a 2013 inspection, which the report states ‘have not been addressed adequately’.
• Ensure KS3 pupils have ‘full access to swimming’ as part of the physical education curriculum.

Safeguarding

The report states that ‘arrangements for child and adult protection align to the current statutory guidance’.