Priory Academy Prospectus 2025 - Flipbook - Page 3
Learning today for a better tomorrow
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Welcome to
Priory Academy
It is a privilege to be the
Headteacher of Priory
Academy and it is with great
pleasure that I welcome you
to our school.
We are a mixed extended secondary comprehensive
Academy with approximately 800 students on roll.
Our Academy is extremely popular in the local area
and there are waiting lists for places across the year
groups.
All staff place a great deal of emphasis on pastoral
care and very close links with parents, alongside
excellent academic achievement. In addition, we also
have very high behaviour expectations,
We pride ourselves on our sense of community –
both within the school itself, and in the wider locality.
We want our students to become good citizens and
know how to work successfully with others: our
students actively support local charities, as well as
having an involvement with local events. We have a
thriving house system and each house has a charity
that is supported via a variety of events throughout
the school year.
Priory Academy is an ambitious school where all are
encouraged to achieve their full potential. This is
based on a culture of high expectation, challenge and
providing the support needed, so that by working
hard together, we can all achieve our goals. We have
an excellent reputation both academically and
pastorally. This reputation is based on outstanding
teaching and learning and high standards and
expectations. We expect all our students to work
very hard but recognise that the very best learning
takes place when it is harnessed to interest and
enjoyment. Our curriculum is therefore innovative and
relevant and whilst there is a great emphasis on
English, Maths, Science, Humanities and Languages,
this is balanced by a promotion of and dedication to
the arts and creativity.
As a learning community, academic achievement is
of course incredibly important. Of equal importance is
helping our students to develop strong values and
therefore our curriculum is driven by our cooperative
values of:
Achievement: Academic, artistic, sporting and
cultural through perseverance and resilience
Care and kindness: in whatever we do in our
community an beyond
Excellence: in our standards, manners, personal
integrity and uniform
These values support our young people in gaining a
strong sense of their place in their local, national and
global communities. Moreover, student leadership is
a driving force within the school community and is a
further opportunity for our students to acquire the
skills and confidence needed to be the leaders of the
future, in a diverse and competitive world.
Mr I Bailey, Headteacher
