The Priory School, Shrewsbury

Last updated

The Priory School
Tpslogo.png
Address
The Priory School, Shrewsbury
Longden Road
Radbrook

, ,
SY3 9EE

England
Coordinates 52°41′45″N2°46′05″W / 52.69591°N 2.76818°W / 52.69591; -2.76818
Information
Type Academy
MottoSelfless, Self-Assured, Successful[ citation needed ]
EstablishedSeptember 1939
SpecialistTeaching School
Department for Education URN 138216 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsIan Peterson
PrincipalAlison Pope [1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment831 pupils
HousesParks House, Nightingale house, Frank house, King house, Attenborough house, Hawking house
Colour(s)Green and Black
Website https://priory.tpstrust.co.uk/

The Priory School is a secondary school with academy status in the market town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The school was opened in September 1939 and became a Business and Enterprise College in 2003, with the addition of Applied GCSE courses to the curriculum. The Priory was a girls' grammar school linked to the Priory Grammar School for Boys, but has since become a mixed non-selective school.

Contents

The Business and Enterprise training centre was opened in September 2004 and became an Enterprise Hub in April 2006, and was awarded High Performing Specialist School status at the start of the academic year 2007–08.

The school has no sixth form, but is in partnership with the Shrewsbury Colleges Group, which was created by the merging of the two main local further education institutions (Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and Shrewsbury College), which the large majority of pupils go on to attend. The school was granted Academy status in June 2012. It became a multi-academy trust in 2016 with Coleham School and St Martins, followed by Thomas Adams School in March 2020. [2] In 2013, an Ofsted inspection report rated the school as 'outstanding' in all four categories (in both of its previous inspections), making the school the top performing in the county by Ofsted's criteria. [3]

Houses

Each of the school's six houses, named after famous people from or associated with Shropshire, battles it out for the 'House Cup', received by the house with the most points at the end of the house year. They are currently called Attenborough, Frank, Hawking, King, Nightingale, and Parks (Named after Sir David Attenborough, Anne Frank, Stephen Hawking, Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale, and Rosa Parks). The Houses were formerly known as Acton, Baxter, Clive, Darwin, Housman and Webb, however this was changed via a vote during the 2020-21 academic year. This runs from the start of the summer term to the end of the following spring term, so pupils in Year 11 are always still at school when the cup is awarded.[ citation needed ]

Every year the school holds a variety concert organised and presented by Year 11 Drama and Music Officials, with support from the Head of Drama and Music. It was formerly known as the Eisteddfod but was renamed the 'Pro Show' in 2005. The event showcases dancing, singing, bands, drama sketches and stand-up comedy, all performed by pupils. In 2014, a new video category was introduced, allowing pupils to be awarded for multimedia creations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this show was done virtually for the 2021-22.

Notable alumni

Related Research Articles

Haberdashers Adams Grammar school in Newport, Shropshire, UK

Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School is a selective state grammar school for high-achieving boys and girls aged 11–18 with boarding for boys, located in Newport, Shropshire, offering day and boarding education. Current (2021) boarding fees are £12,144 per year and £13,644 per year for overseas students It was founded in 1656 by William Adams, a wealthy member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. In January 2018, in the face of opposition from significant stakeholders, the school changed its name to Haberdashers' Adams, replacing the previous name, Adams' Grammar School. From 2024, Haberdashers' Adams has announced that it will be fully co-educational admitting girls into Year 7, the first time in its 400 year old history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Priory Academy LSST</span> Academy in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

The Priory Academy LSST is a co-educational non-selective academy school and teaching school situated on Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It specialises in science, technology and teaching, and is the lead school of the Lincolnshire Teaching Schools Alliance. It is also the lead member of The Priory Federation of Academies.

Lincolnshire is one of the few counties within the UK that still uses the eleven-plus to decide who may attend grammar school, in common with Buckinghamshire and Kent.

Bohunt School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the rural village of Liphook, Hampshire, England. The school was opened in 1978.

Oxford Spires Academy is a state funded secondary school for children aged 11–18 in Glanville Road, East Oxford, England formerly known as Oxford Community School and The Oxford School. Formerly sponsored by the CfBT Education Trust it is currently part of the Anthem Schools Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy</span> Academy in Heaton Chapel , Stockport, England

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, England. It formally academised to join the Emmaus Catholic Multi-Academy Trust on 1 November 2020. In 2009, the school achieved arts (media) specialist school status. It is fed by St Winifred's RC Primary School in Heaton Mersey and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Reddish, and in turn feeds Aquinas College, Stockport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wilmington Academy</span> Academy in Dartford, Kent, England

Wilmington Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Wilmington, Kent in the United Kingdom. It stands next to the site of Wilmington Hall.

Shrewsbury Sixth Form College is a post-secondary co-educational sixth-form college located in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The college currently has an enrolment of approximately 1,650 students, generally ranging between the ages of 16 and 19. The curriculum consists of AS, A levels and a small range of BTECs. GCSE English Language and Maths can only be taken alongside an A level programme as resits. The college was ranked as the 17th-best sixth-form college in 2012, has the best A-Level performance of any state-funded institution in Shropshire, and has been awarded 'Beacon Status'. The college's Welsh Bridge campus includes buildings of Grade II-listed status originally built in 1910 to house the Priory Grammar School for Boys.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adeyfield Academy</span> Academy in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

The Adeyfield Academy is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is part of the Atlas Multi Academy Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Pitt Grammar School</span> Grammar school in Chatham, Kent, England

Fort Pitt Grammar School is a selective girls' grammar school with academy status in Chatham, Kent. Built on Fort Pitt Hill on the site of a Napoleonic era fort, it is situated next to the former Rochester campus of the University for the Creative Arts, which closed in 2023.

Fulford School is a coeducational comprehensive school on Fulfordgate near Heslington Lane in Fulford, York, England.

Belvidere School is a coeducational secondary school located in the Belvidere area of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Belvidere draws 11- to 16-year-olds mainly from the surrounding areas of Monkmoor, Belvidere, Underdale, Abbey Foregate and Cherry Orchard. It is sited in grounds bordering open fields down to the River Severn.

Bridgnorth Endowed School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the market town of Bridgnorth in the rural county of Shropshire, England. Founded in 1503, The Endowed School is a state school and is a specialist Technology College. The age range of the school is 11–18 years. It was previously known as the Bridgnorth Grammar School, and the school celebrated the 500th anniversary of its foundation in 2003. Former pupils include Professor Peter Bullock, the inspirational soil scientist who was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Edwards School</span> Academy in Grays, Essex, England

William Edwards School, commonly referred to by locals and students as Willy Eds, is a coeducational secondary comprehensive school with academy status, in Grays, Essex, England. It is a founding member of the South West Essex Community Education Trust (SWECET) and is its leading member. The current headteacher of the school is Simon Bell. The school first opened on 11 September 1962, gained specialist sports college status in 2002 and in 2004 also became a training school. The school achieved outstanding in its Ofsted inspection of December 2010 after which it closed to make way for the current academy status school, reopening on 1 August 2011. In March 2017 the school was inspected and retained outstanding status. As of 2019 it requires improvement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity Academy Cathedral</span> Academy in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Trinity Academy Cathedral is an 11-16 voluntary controlled Church of England secondary school. The school has places for 1050 students, and there were 968 pupils on the school roll in the school year 2020-21. The school is the only Church of England Secondary School in Wakefield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Adams School</span> Academy in Wem, Shropshire, England

Thomas Adams School is a coeducational secondary school, boarding school and sixth form in Wem, Shropshire, England. The school takes pupils from ages 11–18 and currently has just over 1,300 on roll. The school has the Schools for Health Award and in 2002 obtained Media Arts College status.The school is located on a 30 acre site split across 2 campuses which are connected. The Lowe Hill site is the location of the secondary school (11-16) whilst the Noble Street site is the location for the sixth form and adjacent boarding houses. The boarding house can accommodate up to 65 students and is one of only 32 state boarding schools in England.

Meole Brace School is a coeducational secondary school in the suburb of Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, England. It is one of two state-funded secondary schools in South Shrewsbury and serves a wide catchment area which includes Meole Brace, areas of Belle Vue and Radbrook, as well as Bayston Hill and some rural settlements south of Shrewsbury.

Kingsbury Green Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Calne, Wiltshire, England for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's present site to the south of the town was the last home of the former Bentley Grammar School, from 1957 to 1974, and the present school was called The John Bentley School when it was created as a new comprehensive in 1974. The school's name was changed to Kingsbury Green Academy in 2019, after it joined the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust.

Sir John Talbot's is a mixed secondary school in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, for pupils aged between 11 and 18. The most recent inspection report was in April 2017 and resulted in a judgement of good in all five aspects of the inspection In September 2014 the school reopened as an academy as part of The Marches Academy Trust with a new head teacher Mr David John O'Toole. Mr Tim Stonall was appointed headteacher in May 2020

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Priory Grammar School for Boys, Shrewsbury</span> Grammar school

The Priory Grammar School for Boys was a maintained (state-funded) grammar school for boys located in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. It was established in 1910 and the last grammar school students left in 1983.

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Wem's Thomas Adams confirms it is part of the Priory Schools Trust in Shrewsbury". Whitchurch Herald. Whitchurch Herald. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2237533/urn/138216.pdf [ dead link ]