Priors Hall - A Learning Community, Corby

In its own words: "I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of our wonderful school. There are many reasons that Priors Hall is a wonderful place to be. As soon as you set foot into the building you are greeted with a smile, whether that be from a child who comes to the school or an adult who works here."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Resilient, Kind, Curious and Respectful... these are just four of the values we want our children to have by the time they leave us in Year 6. These are some of the words we want local secondary schools to use to describe the children from Priors Hall - a learning community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis, basketball, badminton, dance, choir and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:45pm, from £4.50 per day.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Priors Hall - A Learning Community reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 70% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Priors Hall - A Learning Community as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Priors Hall - A Learning Community are Weldon Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths); Corby Old Village Primary School (2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); Rockingham Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 71% maths); and Gretton Primary Academy (2.3 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths).

Priors Hall - A Learning Community's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Priors Hall - A Learning Community is one of 22 schools run by Inspiring Futures Through Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

106 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Priors Hall - A Learning Community (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

9.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 35.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Mixed (15%) and Black (9%).

The nearest railway station is Corby Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is (Priors Hall) Redwing Place (before), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Priors Hall - A Learning Community stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141).

In 2024/25, Priors Hall - A Learning Community issued 22 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Priors Hall - A Learning Community are Corby Business Academy (under 0.1 miles) and Weldon Village Academy (1.5 miles).