How many pupils attend St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors has 128 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors take?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors admits pupils aged 5 to 11.

How do I apply to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors have a religious character?

Yes — St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors?

When St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic Looked After Children — Baptised Roman Catholic children who are in public care (Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children of the faith). 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 with exceptional medical/social needs — Baptised Roman Catholic children with proven and exceptional medical and social needs where admission to the school might best satisfy those needs, provided that appropriate evidence from a doctor or social worker is submitted with the application; 3. Baptised Catholic siblings resident in parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children who have a brother, a sister or a half/step/foster/adopted sibling attending the school at the time of admission and are resident in the parish of St. Mary's, Clayton-le-Moors, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 17 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If, within any category, there are more applicants than places available, priority will be given on the basis of proximity to the school measured by the walking distance along public highways between the front door of the family home to the main entrance door of the school. Should a further tie-breaker be required, if two applications are equal, a random draw will take place.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.5% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

School AtlasLancashire

Lancashire

School AtlasLancashire

Lancashire

How places are decided at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

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.

1Baptised Catholic Looked After Children — Baptised Roman Catholic children who are in public care (Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children of the faith). 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 with exceptional medical/social needs — Baptised Roman Catholic children with proven and exceptional medical and social needs where admission to the school might best satisfy those needs, provided that appropriate evidence from a doctor or social worker is submitted with the application.
3Baptised Catholic siblings resident in parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children who have a brother, a sister or a half/step/foster/adopted sibling attending the school at the time of admission and are resident in the parish of St. Mary's, Clayton-le-Moors.
4Baptised Catholic children resident in parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St. Mary's, Clayton-le-Moors.
5Other baptised Catholic children with siblings — Other baptised Roman Catholic children who have a brother or a sister attending the school at the time of admission.
6Other baptised Catholic children — Other baptised Roman Catholic children.
7Other Looked After Children (not of faith) — Other children who are in public care (Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children not of the faith). 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.
8Other children with exceptional medical/social needs — Children with proven and exceptional medical and social needs where admission to the school might best satisfy those needs, provided that appropriate evidence from a doctor or social worker is submitted with the application.
9Other children with siblings — Other children who have a brother or a sister attending the school at the time of admission.
10Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: If, within any category, there are more applicants than places available, priority will be given on the basis of proximity to the school measured by the walking distance along public highways between the front door of the family home to the main entrance door of the school. Should a further tie-breaker be required, if two applications are equal, a random draw will take place.

School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school; welcomes children of all faiths and backgrounds but applies faith-based oversubscription criteria.

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.