Priory Primary School
Foundation schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1JD
Headteacher · Ms Joanne Travi
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 7 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils214Capacity 206
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 5 November 2024
TrustThe Leap Community Trust
Free school meals26.2%
Ofsted
Inspection on 5 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Bedford council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BedfordApplications for September 2026
24 of the 44 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered28
Applications98
First choice44
First-choice offers24
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Livingstone Primary School0.4 mi
- Queen's Park Academy0.7 mi
- Edith Cavell Primary School0.7 mi
- Westfield Primary School0.8 mi
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School0.8 mi