Inspections and Reports
'Prior Park is a thriving, nurturing school, popular with both local and international families, where wellbeing and high expectations are the norm. An interesting, well-crafted academic curriculum is enhanced by myriad extracurricular opportunities – all within a stone’s throw of one of the UK’s most beautiful cities.' - Good Schools Guide 2025
ISI Inspection Highlights 2025
Good Schools Guide 2025
ISI Report - October 2025
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is appointed by the Department of Education to inspect association independent schools in England. Under the new ISI framework, the reports award schools “met” or “not met” against five key standards and offer a short summary of their findings. This new framework evaluates pupil experience across four core areas, alongside Safeguarding which underpins the entire framework.
- Leadership, management and governance
- Quality of education, training and recreation
- Pupils’ physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Pupils’ social and economic education and contribution to society
Prior Park College was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI in October). All inspection standards were met. You can view the full report here.
During the October inspection, our students took great delight in sharing the love they have for their school. They wowed the inspectors with their enthusiasm for being here at Prior Park. This enthusiasm and energy were shared by our parents, whose comments about our school were described by the inspectors as ‘glowing’. You can view the report's highlights in the document below.