Priory School
Southsea · Portsmouth
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Priory School is a secondary academy in Southsea, Portsmouth. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 10 member schools: 1 primary school, 8 secondary schools, 1 all-through school. Local authorities: Hampshire | Portsmouth | West Sussex | Wokingham. Regions: South East. — from the BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST public record.
Priory School is a secondary academy in Southsea, Portsmouth, part of BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Priory School
- Address
- Fawcett Road
- Postcode
- PO4 0DL
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Parliamentary constituency
- Portsmouth South
- URN (official identifier)
- 141175
- Establishment number
- 4004
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 1278
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1250
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Headteacher
- Mr Stewart Vaughan
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 22 Nov 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.priorysouthsea.org
- Telephone
- 02392819115
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Priory School
| 2025/26 | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,278 | 27,696 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 35.2% | 37.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 15.1% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.1% | 7.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 17.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Priory School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 15 Jan 2023
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 11 Jan 2017
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as Priory School (Specialist Sports College) (URN 116459)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 22 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Priory School (Specialist Sports College) (URN 116459)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 27 Feb 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Priory School (Specialist Sports College) (URN 116459)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Mar 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Priory School (Specialist Sports College) (URN 116459)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 Nov 2005
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Priory School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.7% | 9.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 21.3% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Priory School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £482,900 for 439 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 34.3% | 37.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £377 | £499 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Priory School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,248 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Portsmouth average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £11,117,000 £8,908 per pupil | £8,490 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £10,093,000 £8,087 per pupil | £7,935 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £6,164,000 £4,939 per pupil · 61.1% | £4,385 · 55.3% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,026,000 £822 per pupil · 10.2% | £1,197 · 15.1% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £30,000 £24 per pupil · 0.3% | £49 · 0.6% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £30,000 £24 per pupil · 0.3% | £37 · 0.5% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £1,024,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £1,285,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,633 per pupil, supply and agency £59 per pupil — spending up £455 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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