The Priory School, Shrewsbury

This article is about The Priory School, Shrewsbury. For The Priory Grammar School for Boys, Shrewsbury, see The Priory Grammar School for Boys, Shrewsbury.

The Priory School
Address
Map
Longden Road
Radbrook

Shrewsbury
,
Shropshire
,
SY3 9EE

England
Coordinates52°41′45″N 2°46′05″W / 52.69591°N 2.76818°W / 52.69591; -2.76818
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoSelfless, Self-Assured, Successful[citation needed]
EstablishedSeptember 1939
SpecialistTeaching School
Department for Education URN138216 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsIan Peterson
PrincipalAlison Pope[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment831 pupils
HousesParks House, Nightingale house, Frank house, King house, Attenborough house, Hawking house
Colour(s)Green and Black
Websitehttps://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 gender school.

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

Further information: Category:People educated at The Priory School, Shrewsbury
See also: Category:People educated at The Priory Boys' Grammar School, Shrewsbury

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]