Clayton Brook Primary School
Great Greens Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Farina
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 209
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 119331
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772313878
About this school
Clayton Brook Primary School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clayton Brook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 29 | 22 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 50% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 50% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 28% | 45% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Clayton Brook 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clayton Brook Primary School compares
Clayton Brook Primary School ranked 416th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 9.5% | 56.7% | 160 | — |
| Westwood Primary School | 44% | 4.4% | 17.3% | 174 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 14.8% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 250 | 0.9 miles |
| Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 219 | 1.0 miles |
| Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 66 | 1.2 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)
- 56.71%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.54%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Preston
Clayton Brook Primary School ranks 98th 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
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery 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
Common questions
- What ages does Clayton Brook Primary School teach?
- Clayton Brook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Clayton Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clayton Brook Primary School is Mr Paul Farina, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clayton Brook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clayton Brook 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 many pupils are at Clayton Brook Primary School?
- Clayton Brook Primary School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Clayton Brook Primary School full?
- Clayton Brook Primary School has capacity for 209 pupils and 160 on roll (77%), 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 Clayton Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clayton Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clayton Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Clayton Brook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Clayton Brook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Clayton Brook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Clayton Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clayton Brook Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Clayton Brook Primary School ranked 416th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clayton Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Clayton Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clayton Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clayton Brook 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 30 June 2026.