Image of World Book Day Bake-Off Brilliance!
10 March 2026

World Book Day Bake-Off Brilliance!

To celebrate World Book Day, our English department hosted a fantastic book‑themed bake-off.

Image of Year 7 Serve Up Success in Their First Practical Cookery Lesson
14 January 2026

Year 7 Serve Up Success in Their First Practical Cookery Lesson

Year 7 stepped into the kitchen for their very first practical Food Technology lesson. 

Image of Year 8 Enjoy Spooky Biscuit Creations at Mrs Lockwood’s Cookery Club 
17 October 2025

Year 8 Enjoy Spooky Biscuit Creations at Mrs Lockwood’s Cookery Club 

Year 8 pupils got creative with their Biscuit Showstoppers on a Halloween theme.

Image of Year 7s Get a Taste of Autumn 
1 October 2025

Year 7s Get a Taste of Autumn 

The delicious scent of cinnamon and baked apples filled the Food Technology room as Year 7 took part in the After School Creative Cookery Club.

Image of From Paintbrushes to Pastry – A Fond Farewell to Mrs Cowell
17 July 2025

From Paintbrushes to Pastry – A Fond Farewell to Mrs Cowell

After 24 years’ service Vice Principal, Mrs Cowell is hanging up her paint brushes and apron, and retiring.

Image of After school creative cookery celebrates  Burns Night
22 January 2025

After school creative cookery celebrates  Burns Night

A select few chose to make Cranachan with Mrs Cowell in celebration of the upcoming Scottish Burns Night. 

Image of Priory's new food service outlet is officially opened by former teacher
14 December 2024

Priory's new food service outlet is officially opened by former teacher

Priory’s Pod, our newest catering facility, has officially opened for pupils and the community.

Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Christmas tree pastries
5 December 2024

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Christmas tree pastries

Year 7 eagerly gathered after school to create puff pastry Christmas tree shapes filled with Nutella. 

Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - International Taco Day
7 October 2024

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - International Taco Day

Taco ‘bout talent! The Year 7s embraced the challenge of making fish tacos with impressive enthusiasm and surprising skill. 

Image of Year 11 GCSE Food & Nutrition
16 September 2024

Year 11 GCSE Food & Nutrition

Mrs Cowell's first lesson for her Year 11 Food & Nutrition class was all about how to prepare seafood.

Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 Celebrate International Chocolate Day
13 September 2024

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 Celebrate International Chocolate Day

Pupils that went along to the after-school cookery class got to have a go at making a batch of chocolate brownies.  

Image of Rewards Day Smoothies
2 July 2024

Rewards Day Smoothies

Not all pupils who were invited on the Rewards Trips wanted to take up the opportunity.  For those who chose to stay in school, other fun activities were arranged for them.

Image of Food Tech pupils design a meal for Olympic athletes
13 May 2024

Food Tech pupils design a meal for Olympic athletes

Priory pupils have been planning a healthy and nutritious meal for Team GB athletes in a national competition.

Image of House of fun for pancake day
8 February 2024

House of fun for pancake day

Tuesday, 13 February is Pancake Day however, as it's during half term week, Mr Raynor started the annual pancake tossing competition early.  

Image of Year 8 delighted with extra Food Technology lesson
15 December 2023

Year 8 delighted with extra Food Technology lesson

The longer half term has meant the pupils were lucky enough to have an extra practical lesson.

Image of Year 9 enjoy after school food technology at Christmas
6 December 2023

Year 9 enjoy after school food technology at Christmas

Whilst it was icy outside, these Year 9 pupils made it a little icy inside too when they made Christmas cupcakes.

Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 National School Meals Week
10 November 2023

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 National School Meals Week

Year 7 pupils joined Mrs Cowell after school to celebrate National School Meals Week by making Chicken Wraps.

Image of Year 8 Creative Cookery - British Egg Week
12 October 2023

Year 8 Creative Cookery - British Egg Week

A small but enthusiastic group joined Mrs Cowell in the kitchen on Wednesday after school to celebrate British Egg Week by making egg fried rice. 

Image of Let them eat cake - all for a good cause!
30 September 2023

Let them eat cake - all for a good cause!

Thanks to the generous donations from pupils, parents and staff, the whole school got to enjoy some gorgeous treats whilst raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support.

Image of Priory celebrates its first Culture Day
19 May 2023

Priory celebrates its first Culture Day

Priory's first Culture Day was celebrated with cultural dress, henna painting, a food market, music and after school cookery lessons.

Image of After School Creative Cookery Club - International Carrot Day
24 March 2023

After School Creative Cookery Club - International Carrot Day

Pupils in Year 8 & Year 9 have had the chance join Mrs Cowell in the Food Technology room for some after school creative cookery to celebrate International Carrot Day.

Image of Year 7 Cookery Club - Mexican Quesadillas
16 January 2023

Year 7 Cookery Club - Mexican Quesadillas

After school last Thursday our Year 7 pupils were invited to the Food Technology room to make Mexican Quesadillas.

Image of Year 9 Creative Cookery - Gingerbread Biscuits
13 December 2022

Year 9 Creative Cookery - Gingerbread Biscuits

Decorating some festive gingerbread biscuits was the order of the day in the latest after school food workshop.

Image of Food Technology at Christmas
12 December 2022

Food Technology at Christmas

It's not just the pupils who get to have expert tuition in the Food Technology room from Mrs Cowell.

Image of Siblings become bakers for charity
21 November 2022

Siblings become bakers for charity

Siblings, Seth and Reese, have raised funds for a charity close to their heart.

Image of After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 8
11 November 2022

After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 8

It was British Pudding Day this week and to celebrate, we opened up the Food Technology classroom after school for Year 8 pupils to make sticky toffee cupcakes.

Image of After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 9
10 November 2022

After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 9

This time it’s a ‘trip to Germany’ for Year 9 to make gingerbread house biscuits.

Image of It's all Greek to us at the Year 7 cookery club
8 November 2022

It's all Greek to us at the Year 7 cookery club

After school, Year 7 had their first opportunity join in some making and baking fun when Mrs Cowell invited them to make Greek cheese pies called Spanakopita.

Image of Year 9 Shake It Up  in Food Technology
14 October 2022

Year 9 Shake It Up in Food Technology

Pupils had to be careful not to 'shake it up' when making their Shakshuka at Thursday's after school cookery club.

Image of After School Creative Cookery For Year 7 and Year 8
12 October 2022

After School Creative Cookery For Year 7 and Year 8

Here's Year 7 and Year 8's opportunity to join in some making and baking fun....

Image of National Picnic Week Competition
28 June 2022

National Picnic Week Competition

National Picnic Week celebrates everything there is about picnicking. This year, Food Technology teacher, Mrs Cowell, invited pupils to enter two inter-house competitions.

Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 World Tapas Day
17 June 2022

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 World Tapas Day

After school on Thursday, Mrs Cowell invited Year 8 pupils to join her for her World Tapas Day cookery club.

Image of Year 8 Cookery Club - 16 June
7 June 2022

Year 8 Cookery Club - 16 June

Mrs Cowell will be running her next Creative Cookery workshop for Year 8 on 16 June where you’ll be celebrating World Tapas Day!

Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Rainbow Biscuits
23 May 2022

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Rainbow Biscuits

After school on Friday, Mrs Cowell invited Year 7 pupils to join her for a Creative Cookery class where they baked rainbow biscuits.

Image of Through the key hole... Year 10 Languages
12 May 2022

Through the key hole... Year 10 Languages

This week in French, it was round two of Galette cake making for Year 10.

Image of Mothers' Day Cookery Club
25 March 2022

Mothers' Day Cookery Club

Mrs Cowell invited Year 9 & 10 pupils to join her for a Creative Cookery workshop where they baked cakes for Mother's Day.

Image of Year 10 Languages class get a taste of royalty in Food Tech
23 March 2022

Year 10 Languages class get a taste of royalty in Food Tech

Year 10 have been baking 'Galette des Rois' as they begin their next topic of Festivals and Celebrations as part of their GCSE French course. 

Image of British Science Week Bake Off
16 March 2022

British Science Week Bake Off

Thank you to everyone who baked and supported the Science department's bake off in celebration of British Science Week.

Image of Year 8 Cookery Club celebrate National Pizza Day
10 February 2022

Year 8 Cookery Club celebrate National Pizza Day

Year 8 got a pizza the action when they attended Mrs Cowell's Creative Cookery Club.

Image of Year 7 cookery club celebrates Burns Night
28 January 2022

Year 7 cookery club celebrates Burns Night

Mrs Cowell proved that food is fun when she invited Year 7 pupils to join her for the Burn's Night-themed Cookery Club.

Image of Year 9 Food Tech gets in the festive spirit
5 December 2021

Year 9 Food Tech gets in the festive spirit

Christmas had come early in the Food Technology room when Mrs Cowell invited Year 9s to take part in her after school Christmas-themed cookery club.

Image of Sparks flying in Food Tech for Bonfire Night
5 November 2021

Sparks flying in Food Tech for Bonfire Night

There were sparks flying in the Food Technology room when Year 8 took part in the after school Bonfire Night-themed cookery club. 

Image of Spooky goings-on in Food Tech
22 October 2021

Spooky goings-on in Food Tech

There were some spooky goings on last night in the Food Technology room when Mrs Cowell invited Year 7s to take part in her after school Halloween-themed cookery club. 

Image of Food Tech practical lessons ingredients update
19 July 2021

Food Tech practical lessons ingredients update

From September, we would like to change to a system where school organises all the provisions and pupils bring their finished item home.

Image of Shrove Tuesday
9 February 2021

Shrove Tuesday

Food technology teacher, Mrs Cowell, tells us about its history and how to get your flip on!

Image of Christmas fun in Food Technology class
16 December 2020

Christmas fun in Food Technology class

Year 9 have been making peppermint creams in class this week as a fun end of term activity.

Image of The great Priory cake off competition
25 June 2020

The great Priory cake off competition

We had every colour of the rainbow as Food Technology teacher, Mrs Cowell, challenged pupils and staff to come up with their most kaleidoscopic baked masterpieces for her Cake Off competition.