St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock at a glance

Located in Preston, Lancashire, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 51 pupils aged 3 to 11. 86% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock their first choice was offered one of its 4 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 15.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.