Priory Community School

Academy in Worle, North Somerset, England

51°21′51″N 2°54′34″W / 51.3642°N 2.9094°W / 51.3642; -2.9094InformationTypeAcademyMottoStudents FirstEstablished1975; 49 years ago (1975)Department for Education URN137300 TablesOfstedReportsPrincipalAngelos MarkoutsasAge11 to 16Enrolment1,509 (2024)Websitewww.priory.n-somerset.sch.uk

Priory Community School - an Academy Trust (often shortened to PCSA) is a school in Worle, a historical village close to Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England.

The school is an Academy, part of The Priory Learning Trust, 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]

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: 1976–1985
David Dennis: 1985–2000
Paul MacIntyre: 2000–2003
Ron Richards: 2003–2007
Neville Coles: 2007-2017
Jane McBride: 2017-2019
Angelos Markoutsas: 2019 -

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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2007.