The Arts
Priory School has a strong tradition of amateur drama that it inherited from the Grammar Schools. The Head of History, Jim Butt and co-writer Colin Burgess wrote an entire musical about the life of local WWI soldier, Private Rupert Freeman, called "In the Pink". The pupils are divided into four "houses" named Fire, Earth, Water and Air. Each pupil is allocated to a house and the houses compete collectively in sport and other activities.
Priory has been awarded Arts and Language College statuses, specializing in these areas with increased funding. The three modern foreign languages taught are Spanish, French and German. There is also a Chinese club. These four languages are represented by the flags of their home countries (along with the Union Flag) outside the entrance of the school. The school will sit, but not teach, an Italian GCSE.
A number of pupils have gone on to make careers in the arts. Eric Goulden, Pete Thomas, Hugh Harris and Tom (Keith) Morley, made their names in the music business. Graeme K Talboys has had a number of books published.
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