How many pupils attend St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock has 47 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock take?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock have a religious character?

Yes — St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock?

When St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after / previously looked after children — Catholic looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic children in Parish of St Thomas with sibling in school — Baptised Catholic children who live in the Parish of St Thomas and have a brother or sister in the school at the time; 3. Baptised Catholic children in Parish of St Thomas — Baptised Catholic children who live in the Parish of St Thomas, and 6 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, the distance between an applicant's home and school is measured. Those living nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure, centre of the home to centre of school have priority. Distances are measured using (the Council's Geographic Information System), this will be used as the final determined factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after / previously looked after children — Catholic looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Baptised Catholic children in Parish of St Thomas with sibling in school — Baptised Catholic children who live in the Parish of St Thomas and have a brother or sister in the school at the time.
3Baptised Catholic children in Parish of St Thomas — Baptised Catholic children who live in the Parish of St Thomas.
4Baptised Catholic children outside Parish of St Thomas with siblings in school — Baptised Catholic children who live outside the Parish of St Thomas with siblings in school.
5Baptised Catholic children outside Parish of St Thomas — Baptised Catholic children who live outside the Parish of St Thomas.
6Non-Catholic looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after (but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted) who are not Catholic.
7Other children with a sibling in school — Other children with a sibling in school at the time of expected admission.
8Special medical or social circumstances — Special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
9Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, the distance between an applicant's home and school is measured. Those living nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure, centre of the home to centre of school have priority. Distances are measured using (the Council's Geographic Information System), this will be used as the final determined factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

'Brother or sister' includes step, half, foster and adopted siblings living at the same address. EHCP/statement of special educational needs naming the school are admitted before the oversubscription criteria are applied.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.