Priory Academy

School Name: Priory Academy
Address: Priory Academy, Britain Street
Town/City: Dunstable
County: Bedfordshire
Postcode: LU5 4JA
Telephone Number: 01582 661158
Website: http://www.prioryacademy.co.uk/

Phase: All-through (ages 9-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Scholars' Education Trust
Sponsor: Scholars' Education Trust

Headteacher: Mr Ian Bailey
Capacity: 700
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 830 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 119% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 14.8%

URN: 138181
DfE Number: 823/4007
UKPRN: 10037432
UPRN: 100081195266
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Constituency: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (E14001206)
Electoral Ward: Dunstable East (E05014404)

Easting & Northing: 502287E, 221697N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 53' 6.34" N 0° 30' 54.42" W
Plus Code: 9C3XVFPM+2X

DfE Record: View record

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