St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
Smithy Lane, Claughton-on-Brock, Preston, PR3 0PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Deakin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 49
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 119619
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01995640258
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 47 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | - | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | - | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | - | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | - | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | - | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | - | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock 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 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock ranked 23rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 47 | — |
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 22.4% | 84 | 1.7 miles |
| Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 103 | 2.2 miles |
| St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang | — | — | — | 97 | 2.4 miles |
| Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 65% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 169 | 2.4 miles |
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School | — | 7% | 36.4% | 39 | 2.6 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)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 7.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Preston
-
St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang2.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock ranks 7th 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock?
- The executive headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is Miss Sarah Deakin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock, 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock has 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock has capacity for 49 pupils and 47 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock ranked 23rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock'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.