Clayton Brook Primary SchoolBrindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Clayton Brook Primary School and Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools.

  • Clayton Brook Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Clayton Brook Primary School was judged Good and Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 32.0% for Clayton Brook Primary School and 75.0% for Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Clayton Brook Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Clayton Brook Primary School versus Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonClayton Brook Primary SchoolChorleyBrindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking341st of 466 in Lancashire 101st of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll164 70
Capacity209 70
LocationPreston, PR5 8HL Chorley, PR6 8NH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard32.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census164 70
Free school meals (ever 6)56.7% 1.4%
English as an additional language14.6% 0.0%
SEN support10.4% 2.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence33.3% 3.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Clayton Brook Primary School

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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