Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery

About Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery

Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery sits within Lancashire local authority, where it ranks 341st out of 480 primary schools of the same type. In the immediate Preston area, it places 32nd out of 45 schools, placing it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in the same authority include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is The Olive School in Preston, about 3.7 kilometres away. With 202 pupils on roll against a capacity of 257, the school is not full, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 admissions: 46 families applied for 17 places, with 16 receiving their first preference. That ratio of 2.71 applications per place suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who named it as their top choice.

Academically, the school's most recent data from the 2023/24 academic year shows mixed results at Key Stage 2. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 47%, notably below the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. In reading, 72% met the expected standard and 16% reached the higher standard; in writing, 81% met the expected standard and 28% achieved the higher mark. Maths saw 50% at the expected standard and 13% at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 102 in reading and 101 in maths. The school's overall ranking score of 47 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 82nd percentile. Ofsted last inspected the school in February 2024 and confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection in 2018. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Good.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, sensory room, forest school area, art studios, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, gymnastics, netball and tennis, while clubs include science club, choir and drama. Nursery provision is available for children from age three. The school has identified support for seven categories of special educational needs and disabilities, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and other difficulties. This breadth of SEND provision, combined with the sensory room and forest school, makes the school particularly suited to families whose children may benefit from additional support in a mainstream setting. The school is led by headteacher Natalie Barber and has no religious character, so it serves families looking for a community primary without a faith designation.

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