Students with SEND needs achieved exceptional progress, including:

Value Added score close to +2

No gap in attainment from student with no additional needs

Although national SEND‑specific Value-Added scores are never published, this level of progress sits significantly above national norms for overall progress for all students and highlights the strength of our personalised pathways.

Importantly, Prior’s Field’s Value Added score for all students is also well above the national average. The exceptional progress made by our SEND students mirrors the progress made across the whole cohort, demonstrating that our personalised, inclusive approach benefits every learner.

Across the country, students with SEND needs typically achieve lower A‑Level grades than their peers. National data shows that SEND students usually under‑attain by around a third to half a grade, and this has been one of the widest and most persistent attainment gaps in the education system for many years.

This makes Prior’s Field’s outcomes particularly significant. In simple terms: Nationally, SEND students tend to achieve lower grades. At Prior’s Field, they are making outstanding progress and achieving in line with their highly successful peers.

This reflects the strength of our personalised pathways, our close partnership with families, and the invested team of staff who work together to understand each girl’s needs and help her reach her full potential.

For more than a century, Prior’s Field has championed an education that recognises the individuality of every girl. Built on the belief that young women thrive when they are known and understood, the school continues to refine its practice while staying true to its heritage.

Honouring Our Heritage: A Whole‑School Approach to Knowing Every Girl

SEND provision at Prior’s Field is woven into the fabric of school life. Our approach reflects the school’s long‑standing belief that every student deserves to be seen, heard, and supported: an ethos that has guided us for generations.

Our model is built on three principles that echo our founding values while embracing modern educational practice:

  • Collaboration with students and parents, ensuring families are informed, involved, and confident in the support surrounding their daughter
  • Transparent systems, giving students clarity, predictability, and a secure understanding of how their needs are met
  • Direct access to staff, parents are able to communicate with every member of the team working with their child; our staff are transparent, reflective, and collaborative, recognising that every student needs-and deserves-an invested team around them to help them reach their full potential

This whole‑school approach ensures that every student moves forward with assurance, consistency, and a strong network of support.

Wellbeing and Scholarship: United

Prior’s Field has always understood that academic success and wellbeing are inseparable. Our unified leadership model, which brings SEND and Pastoral Care together, is led by our Director of Pastoral Care and Learning Pathways and SENDCo, Mrs Cerian Parker‑Yeates. This structure ensures that every student’s academic journey is supported by strong relationships, expert guidance, and a deep understanding of the whole child.

This model is shaped by the clear vision of Prior’s Field’s Headmistress, Mrs Zoe Ireland, who recognises that children thrive not only through theory and long‑term planning, but through the quality of their everyday experiences. Each day at Prior’s Field is deliberately crafted to build confidence, curiosity and success: a commitment reflected in this wonderful set of A‑Level results. There is no doubt that Prior’s Field students are forging forward on pathways that meet their ambitions.

The fully integrated model that enables this is anchored in Prior’s Field’s unique heritage and our commitment to modern educational thinking.

Form Time Reimagined: Individual Pathways for Every Girl

Prior’s Field’s dedication to continuous improvement to meet the needs of each year’s whole school cohort is reflected in recently reviewed 2026-2027 pastoral practice.

Form time at Prior’s Field is evolving in an exciting new direction. From 2026–2027, the school is introducing a redesigned model that places individual pathways at the heart of each student’s daily experience. This new structure will offer dedicated time for personalised stretch and challenge, alongside targeted support where needed, ensuring that every girl receives guidance that is finely tuned to her academic and personal development.

This investment marks a significant step forward for Prior’s Field. By embedding individual pathways directly into form time, the school is leading best practice in how pastoral care and academic ambition work together. It reflects a whole‑school commitment to adapting thoughtfully to each cohort, helping every student forge the pathway that is right for her, academically, personally, and socially.

Innovation in Practice: Personalised Academic Support (PAS)

The Personalised Academic Support (PAS) programme is a modern, research‑informed system that bridges SEND provision and academic departments. PAS ensures interventions are timely, data‑driven, and aligned with long‑term goals. It shows how the pastoral and academic teams are fully collaborative so the team around every child is informed, proactive and responsive.

Its impact is clear: rising A‑Level results across the cohort and exceptional progress for students with SEND needs.

Personalised Pathways: A Signature of Prior’s Field

Every student at Prior’s Field can choose a pathway that reflects her aspirations, needs, and identity. Our flexible and inclusive provision ensures that no student is defined by a label; instead, each learner is supported to achieve her full potential.

This year’s A‑Level results demonstrate the impact of this approach: rising outcomes across the board and a school community committed to excellence through individuality.