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Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School

URN
110687
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
URN
110687
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#19 of 163 schools in Cambridgeshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
7 September 2023
Inspection date
16 May 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

55

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

87

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

55

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.58×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Admissions portal
Leeds admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.priorypark.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

PE19 1DZ - Almond Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire

Contact details

Address
Almond Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Postcode
PE19 1DZ
Phone
1480398010
Website
www.priorypark.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cambridgeshire
Local authority code
873

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 540 schools in Cambridgeshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

540

Open schools

313

Closed schools

227

Primary schools

341

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 7 September 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 September 202316 May 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 7 September 2023
    • Good

      Published
      7 September 2023
      Inspected
      16 May 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    63.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 55

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary341 (64.0%)
    • Secondary70 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other122 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Riverside Meadows Academy60 mNot applicableOpen
    Priory Junior School601 mPrimaryOpen
    Longsands College601 mSecondaryClosed
    Longsands Academy601 mSecondaryOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots763 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's CofE VA Primary School763 mPrimaryClosed
    Samuel Pepys School941 mNot applicableOpen
    Eynesbury CofE C Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Winhills Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Winhills Primary Academy1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Riverside Meadows Academy
      Distance
      60 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Priory Junior School
      Distance
      601 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Longsands College
      Distance
      601 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Longsands Academy
      Distance
      601 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cambridgeshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Meadows Primary SchoolPrimaryCB5 8NDClosed
    Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryPE28 2LTOpen
    Alconbury CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryPE28 4EQOpen
    Alderman Jacobs Primary SchoolPrimaryPE7 1XJClosed
    Alderman Jacobs SchoolPrimaryPE7 1XJOpen
    • Abbey Meadows Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CB5 8ND
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE28 2LT
      Status
      Open
    • Alconbury CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE28 4EQ
      Status
      Open
    • Alderman Jacobs Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE7 1XJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderman Jacobs School
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
    Distance
    763 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Mary's CofE VA Primary School
    Distance
    763 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Samuel Pepys School
    Distance
    941 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Winhills Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Winhills Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PE7 1XJ
    Status
    Open