Claytons Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Wendover Road, Bourne End, SL8 5NS
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
252
Capacity used
Has space73%
345 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer
31
Places offered
72
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 28 | 28 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 2 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 1 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 72 | 31 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
30 places
All applicants offered
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
45 places
All applicants offered
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jensa Carter
- Address
- Wendover Road, Bourne End, SL8 5NS
- Phone
- 01628525277
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Chiltern Villages · Beaconsfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110326
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
252 pupils · 345 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 236 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 5% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 30% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.