Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Brant Road, Preston, PR1 5TU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Natalie Barber
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 257
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 119230
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772792302
About this school
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 47% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 72% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 50% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 75% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery compares
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 274th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.6% | 43.6% | 191 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston | 47% | 7.3% | 47.8% | 214 | 0.6 miles |
| Fishwick Primary School | 53% | 6.1% | 65.3% | 167 | 0.6 miles |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston | 36% | 7.3% | 37.3% | 393 | 0.7 miles |
| Moor Nook Community Primary School | 26% | 9.7% | 63.7% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary School | 53% | 6.6% | 40.8% | 191 | 0.9 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)
- 43.62%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 18.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
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Fishwick Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
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The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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Moor Nook Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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Preston Greenlands Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery ranks 69th of the 106 ranked primary schools in Preston.
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primary
- Ashton Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabins Endowed School Primary
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Community Primary School Primary
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catforth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is Miss Natalie Barber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 257 pupils and 191 on roll (74%), 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 Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 274th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery'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 30 June 2026.