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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock

Preston, PR3 0PN · Lancashire · primary school

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Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
6.2/10 Broadly average

118th of 448 primary schools in Lancashire we can score, 481 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,850 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.9/10 among them, against 6.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 86.0 · 95 62% 5.82
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 38% 0.40

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 86.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. However, 0.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.9 out of 10 among them, against 6.2 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join St Mary's Choir and attend Forest School trips. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 47 pupils in a capacity of 49 places, leaving 2 spare spots. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 2 places remaining, what is the current waiting list length? How does the school support pupils who did not reach the higher standard? What are the start and end times for the after-school club?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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