Priors Hall - A Learning Community
Gretton Road, Priors Hall, Priors Hall Park, Corby, NN17 5EBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Priors Hall - A Learning Community is a primary school in Corby for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 153 schools in North Northamptonshire. It ranks 5th of 18 primary schools in Corby. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 20 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 October 2024
The school's high expectations are embodied in its motto 'ready for learning, ready for life'. From the moment children join the school's outstanding early years provision, staff teach them how to be good learners. Pupils build on these firm foundations and achieve well across the curriculum. The school deliberately weaves pupils' personal development into all aspects of life at Priors Hall. It takes every opportunity to broaden pupils' horizons and to help them become well-rounded, healthy, respectful citizens. Pupils attend well. The nurturing environment and the school's ambitious curriculum make it a place where pupils want to be. Pupils feel safe, happy and valued. Pupils summed up the school's inclusive ethos perfectly by typically saying, 'You can be yourself here and everyone is respected.' There are warm relationships between pupils and staff. Pupils appreciate that staff really listen to them during daily well-being check-ins and do something to help them when necessary. There is high-quality pastoral support available. Pupils can access the space called 'The Spot' if they need help with their well-being. Pupils behave well in class and during social times. Classrooms are calm places where pupils can concentrate on their learning. Most pupils sustain their focus well.
What the school should improve
- At times, teachers do not provide work that allows pupils to learn the most demanding curriculum content in some subjects. Consequently, some pupils do not achieve as highly as they could. The school should ensure that teachers provide opportunities that allow pupils to master the ambitious aims of its curriculum.
- In some subjects, some pupils do not remember what has been taught before in sufficient detail. This prevents some pupils from building on their prior learning and deepening their understanding over time. The school should review and refine its approach to retaining key knowledge so that pupils remember important prior learning securely in every subject and gain the deep and detailed understanding of the curriculum that the school intends.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
60 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
478 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Priors Hall - A Learning Community
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Church of England Primary School | 0.8 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 83% met the expected standard |
| Corby Old Village Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Rockingham Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Gretton Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tess McQuade
- Phone
- 01536216090
- Address
- Gretton Road, Priors Hall, Priors Hall Park, Corby, NN17 5EB
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- URN
- 146712
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.