• Prior Park is academically ambitious, pastoral and values-led.
• The school links scholarship with service, kindness and confidence.
• The school also places visible weight on its Catholic identity and sense of community.

• The hilltop setting and boarding mix make it stand out from central Bath schools.
• Families value the balance between academics, pastoral care and co-curricular life.
• Its A-level mix is notably broad rather than narrowly specialist.

Prior Park offers means-tested bursarial support to broaden access for eligible families. Families must be registered before applying, and the bursary application must be submitted before a place is offered; a bursary can also be added to a scholarship. Awards are reviewed each year.

Prior Park publishes scholarships at 11+, 13+ and 16+, including academic awards and special-talent awards in art, design technology, drama, music and sport. A Joint Heads Award also forms part of the mix, while means-tested bursaries are handled separately to widen access where needed.

• Means-tested bursarial support for eligible families applying to the College; a bursary can be added to a scholarship.
• No percentage range is published on the College’s public bursary pages.
• Families must be registered and have paid the registration fee before applying. The bursary application must be submitted before a place is offered / by the closing date for registrations. Awards are reviewed annually.

Prior Park's public inspection information is current and reassuring, with an October 2025 ISI inspection confirming that the required standards were met. That gives families a current external reference point for a school whose wider appeal also rests on ethos, pastoral tone and its hilltop setting.