Claytons Primary School

Claytons Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all assessed areas. The school is praised for its nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported, which promotes positive attitudes towards learning. The dedicated leadership team, including strong governance, ensures that the school's ambitions for pupils are met, particularly for those with special educational needs. The curriculum is designed to engage all pupils and prepare them for future education, and there are strong provisions for early reading and SEND. However, there are some areas where further improvements are needed to enhance pupils’ learning experiences and outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils are well cared for and develop strong relationships with staff.
• Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum tailored to pupil needs.
• Special educational needs provision is effective with quick identification and support.
• Reading is prioritized with a new phonics scheme showing positive impact.
• Pupils participate in a range of extracurricular activities and enjoy their learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all subjects have clearly defined knowledge and vocabulary for effective learning.
• Implementation of SEND plans can be inconsistent in the classroom.
• Behavior management strategies are not consistently applied by all staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Claytons Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at Claytons Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Claytons Primary School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.4% of pupils at Claytons Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 13 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Claytons Primary School received £8,814 and spent £9,103 for each of its 244 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £4,000 (-£15 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Claytons Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Claytons Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Claytons Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Claytons Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Claytons Primary School have?

Claytons Primary School has 252 pupils on roll.

What age range does Claytons Primary School cover?

Claytons Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Claytons Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 30% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Claytons Primary School?

Claytons Primary School is at Wendover Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5NS.