Priory School
Secondary school in Southsea, Portsmouth. Good (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 November 2022, report published 15 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.5 milesSt Edmund's Catholic School
School remains Outstanding (Jun 2022)
- 0.5 milesArk Charter Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
- 0.6 milesThe Portsmouth Academy
School remains Good (Apr 2022)
- 0.8 milesMiltoncross Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (May 2025)
- 1.8 milesMayfield School
Inadequate (Nov 2022) Serious weaknesses
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.