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Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School

Primary · Preston · PR3 5JB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

378 pupils · 154% of 245 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.broughtonprimary.co.uk/
URN
119563

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 71 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.9 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 71 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.9 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.9 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

51 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
88%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
16%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
110
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school88%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Lancashire average60.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Burley Oaks Primary SchoolIlkley · 40 miles awayOutstanding80%
Werrington Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 60 miles awayGood67%
Prior's Mill CofE Primary SchoolBillingham · 80 miles awayNo current grade62%
Castle Park SchoolKendal · 36 miles awayGood66%
Whittington Primary and Nursery SchoolLichfield · 88 miles awayExpected standard83%
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolWarrington · 31 miles awayGood72%
Warren Wood Primary SchoolStockport · 38 miles awayGood42%
Rushden Primary AcademyRushden · 138 miles awayGood63%
Badgerbrook Primary SchoolLeicester · 107 miles awayExpected standard76%
Holmes Chapel Primary SchoolCrewe · 45 miles awayGood69%
The Dingle Primary SchoolCrewe · 50 miles awayOutstanding65%
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary SchoolKingswinford · 93 miles awayExpected standard73%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 71% (Lancashire 74%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 8% (Lancashire 3%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Lancashire 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Lancashire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Lancashire 3%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (Lancashire 2%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Lancashire 8%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Lancashire 2%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.41 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lancashire: 2.62 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,285; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,035
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £180,453; in-year balance +£119,386

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher45.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87%62.3%
Social housing5%17.1%
Privately rented7.9%20.5%
Detached houses57.2%22.9%
Flats2.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms41.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025277 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£340,000131 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£277,500–£429,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (90)£365,000
Semi-detached (35)£260,000
Terraced (5)£215,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.45 km, 2026 entry): 248 sales, median £335,500. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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