St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
Smithy Lane, Claughton-on-Brock, Preston, PR3 0PNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is a primary school in Preston for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 23rd of 106 primary schools in Preston. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 January 2025, report published 9 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 January 2025
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. Pupils are happy. They enjoy coming to school. They delight in everything that the school has to offer. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They understand the school rules and relish the praise and rewards that they receive for working hard and trying their best. Pupils are polite and kind. The school is a calm and harmonious place in which to learn and play. The school has high expectations for pupils' learning. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils typically achieve well. Children in the early years are well prepared for key stage 1, while pupils in Year 6 are ready for the challenges of the key stage 3 curriculum. Pupils excel in their various roles and responsibilities. These include acting as school councillors, sports prefects and lunchtime club leaders. Pupils are eager to support their local and wider communities. They learn that they can make a positive difference by raising money for charities and performing in the school's brass band. No matter what the responsibility, pupils make a tangible contribution to all aspects of school life.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, including in the early years, the school has not given sufficient thought to the essential knowledge that pupils must learn and in what order this should be taught. Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in these subjects. The school should refine its curriculum thinking in these subjects so that teachers are clear about what pupils should know and remember.
- In a small number of subjects, the school is not effective at evaluating the delivery and impact of the curriculum. This means that some weaknesses are not identified and acted on in a timely manner. In turn, this hinders pupils' achievement in these subjects. The school should ensure that it gathers and evaluates monitoring information effectively so that it can quickly address any shortcomings in subject curriculums.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
7 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
47 pupils on roll, with places for 49
Schools near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 82% met the expected standard |
| Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Deakin
- Phone
- 01995640258
- Address
- Smithy Lane, Claughton-on-Brock, Preston, PR3 0PN
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119619
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.