Priory Community School
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| Motto | Students First |
|---|---|
| Established | 1975 |
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Neville Coles |
| Location |
Queensway Worle North Somerset England 51°21′51″N 2°54′34″W / 51.3642°N 2.9094°WCoordinates: 51°21′51″N 2°54′34″W / 51.3642°N 2.9094°W |
| DfE URN | 137300 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,261 pupils (2014) |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website |
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Priory Community School - an Academy Trust, often shortened to PCSA, is a school in Worle, a suburb of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. The school is an Academy, and had 1,264 pupils aged 11 to 16 as of September 2015.
OfSTED rated Priory 'outstanding' in all categories in November 2014.[1]
Priory converted to an Academy Trust on 17 August 2011.[2]
Priory became part of the PLT (Priory Learning Trust) in September 2016.
www.priorylearningtrust.org.uk
History and future developments
The school was founded in September 1975, and moved to a purpose-built site during autumn 1977. During the 1980s, the school ran an unusual timetable, blocking an entire half-year to take the same subject at the same time. This allowed both setting and mixed-ability teaching in the same subject. This timetable management was the subject of an Open University module and television programme.[3]
Head teachers / Principals / Heads of School
- Arthur Spencer: 1976–85
- David Dennis: 1985–2000
- Paul MacIntyre: 2000–03
- Ron Richards: 2003–07
- Neville Coles: 2007-2017
- Jane McBride 2017-PRESENT
References
- ↑ "Priory Community Schoo" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Priory Community School". School Guide. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Priory School Open University programme". BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2007-02-19.