Claytons Primary School
Wendover Road, Bourne End, SL8 5NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jensa Carter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 110326
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628525277
About this school
Claytons Primary School is a community primary school in Bourne End. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 252 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 43 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 47% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 65% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 74% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 63% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Claytons Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 300 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Claytons Primary School compares
Claytons Primary School ranked 140th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 6.9% | 20.6% | 252 | — |
| Juniper Hill School | 67% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 431 | 1.0 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn | 79% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 225 | 1.0 miles |
| Carrington Junior School | 67% | 5.3% | 32.2% | 231 | 1.2 miles |
| Carrington Infant School | — | 5.1% | 22% | 162 | 1.2 miles |
| Wooburn Green Primary School | 80% | 6.1% | 28.8% | 177 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.61%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.89%
- Persistent absence
- 18.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Juniper Hill School1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Carrington Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Carrington Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Wooburn Green Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in Bourne End
- E-Act Bourne End Academy Secondary
- Westfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Claytons Primary School teach?
- Claytons Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bourne End.
- Who is the headteacher of Claytons Primary School?
- The headteacher of Claytons Primary School is Mrs Jensa Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Claytons Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Claytons Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Claytons Primary School?
- Claytons Primary School has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Claytons Primary School full?
- Claytons Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 252 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Claytons Primary School a faith school?
- No. Claytons Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Claytons Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Claytons Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Claytons Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Claytons Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Claytons Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Claytons Primary School rank locally?
- Claytons Primary School ranked 140th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Claytons Primary School's absence rate?
- Claytons Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Claytons Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Claytons Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.