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Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School

Primary · Community school · St Neots, PE19 1DZ

Good

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Good
Requires improvement
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Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 16 May 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils170
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs A Smith
Local authorityCambridgeshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 110687.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils170
Girls86
Boys84
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.2%
First language not English4.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.37%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.19
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size28

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83.5%
Other mixed
4.7%
Other White
3.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
White and Black African
1.2%
White and Asian
1.2%
Other Asian
1.2%
Indian
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Other ethnic group
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.1
Teachers (FTE)9.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.99
Support staff (FTE)23.86
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.60
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.108
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.60
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.58
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCambridgeshireEngland
Overall absence4.9%, similar to England, similar to Cambridgeshire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.1%, better than England, similar to Cambridgeshire12%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.7%, worse than England, similar to Cambridgeshire1.4%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryPriory Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miSecondaryLongsands AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School St NeotsAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryEynesbury CofE C Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryWinhills Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryThe Round House Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryWintringham Primary AcademyFree schools
Good
0.9 miPrimaryCrosshall Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryCrosshall Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimaryLittle Paxton Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School

What is Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 16 May 2023.

How hard is it to get into Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School made 60 offers from 108 applications (1.8 per offer), and 58 of 60 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School has 170 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School?

Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School?

At Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School, the average class had 28 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School missed 4.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.