Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham
Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham
Org 1: ISA
Beatrice Avenue, Whippingham, Isle of Wight PO32 6LP
Telephone: 01983 861222
Age Range: Prep/Junior to 13, Senior to 16
Day or Boarding: Day
Gender: Co-ed
Principal: Mr David E J J Lloyd
Age range. 4–16 years.
Number of pupils. 190.
Fees per annum. £7,860–£12,300, excluding VAT.
Maximum class size. 16.
Priory School is an independent co-educational day school for boys and girls aged 4–16 years. We are a non-denominational school, run with a Christian ethos under the patronage of Our Lady of Walsingham, the national shrine to Mary the Mother of Christ. Originally founded in Shanklin in 1993, the Matyjaszek family (Edmund and Fiona) took over ownership in 2009, and in 2012, the school moved to the historic site of Queen Victoria's school at Whippingham.
We are all immensely proud that Priory School maintains a family atmosphere where pupils feel safe, secure and can thrive in all areas of school life, curricular and co-curricular. The values of kindness and respect, and the development of the individual, underpin all that we do, and our small class sizes facilitate expert knowledge of the child and very strong relationships between staff and pupils. Staff are skilled in helping pupils to fulfil their potential, and deliver personalised and flexible pastoral care and excellent academic results. Our results are some of the best, if not the best, on the Isle of Wight each year. Moral and ethical decision-making are central to our provision, and we encourage all members of our school community to be upstanders and not bystanders. Pupil voice is very important to us and pupils take responsibility for the continuous improvement of the school.
The aim of Priory School is to offer a first-class education at an affordable cost in a well-structured and compassionately run environment, in order to become and remain the school of choice for parents and pupils on the Isle of Wight. We operate an ‘open house’ policy and parents considering Priory School are encouraged to book a tour of the school to see us in situ. All applicants come for three taster days to fully experience all that Priory School has to offer, and we are very proud of how much pupils enjoy their time with us.