In 2009, the school was acquired by a parent, Edmund Matyjaszek BA (Oxon), whose family had been in education for generations.

Princess Beatrice visited the school on 16 June 2014 to unveil a plaque to commemorate 150 years of continuous education on the Whippingham site.

[1] In the Department of Education League Tables, published in February 2018, Priory School was ranked best on the Isle of Wight for A Levels, best on the Isle of Wight for GCSE English and Mathematics, and ranked 21st out of 4417 secondary schools in England for A Levels.

Mr Matyjaszek remains heavily involved in the life of the school as Proprietor and Bursar.

Having sought a new building since coming under new ownership,[4][5] the school purchased and moved into the former Whippingham Primary School, built by Queen Victoria in 1864 to the design of Prince Albert, in February 2012.