St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Smithy Lane, Claughton-on-Brock, Preston, PR3 0PN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 47 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this small school, which has a big heart.”
- “Kind and caring staff greet them warmly as they arrive at school each morning.”
- “They delight in everything that the school has to offer.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, including some areas of learning in the early years, the school is still refining its work to ensure that teachers are clear about what they want pupils to learn.”
- “This means that, sometimes, teachers find it difficult to design learning that helps pupils to gain important knowledge.”
- “On occasion, this hampers the depth of subject knowledge that some pupils acquire.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 86% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged
- Garstang Community Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Outstanding