Kings Priory School, North Shields

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Kings Priory School

Huntington Place, Tynemouth, North Shields NE30 4RF

https://www.kingsprioryschool.co.uk/

Kings Priory School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,530 boys and girls aged between 4 and 18. (See here for details of the primary school.) In June 2015 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Woodard Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Polam Hall School, St Peter's CofE Academy, St Augustine Academy, The Sir Robert Woodard Academy and The Littlehampton Academy.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Destinations and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Representation and Admissions.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.8		Marden High School
0.9		John Spence Community High School
1.8		Monkseaton High School
1.9		St Thomas More Catholic High School
2.1		Norham High School
2.5		Mortimer Community College
2.6		Whitley Bay High School
2.8		St Wilfrid's RC College
3.0		Harton Academy
3.3		Churchill Community College
3.9		Jarrow School
4.0		Burnside College

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Progress: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is about average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

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