Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery, Preston
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Preston. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 81st-highest of the 106 schools in Preston with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery in detail
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for taking the time to look. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School is a wonderful place to be. As well as our children, our staff team is what makes our school unique, as they are incredibly nurturing, caring, supportive and enjoy every moment that is spent learning with the children."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 72% in reading and 50% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.6 miles, 70% reading, 60% maths); Fishwick Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths); The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.7 miles, 50% reading, 52% maths); and Moor Nook Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 45% reading, 32% maths).
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, PrestonFishwick Primary SchoolThe Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, PrestonMoor Nook Community Primary School
Who goes there
39.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 7 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenluce Drive (by), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery issued 34 suspensions, 16.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from November 2018, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2018 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
39.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 72% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 50% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 81% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.3
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery.
- Include Me 2 Farringdon Park240m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
191 pupils
210 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Preston
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
22.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 7 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
191
Total Pupils
95
Boys
96
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,316
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,385
Per pupil
£1344k
Total funding
£121k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.6%
Overall absence
18.8%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
What are SATs results like at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Of the pupils at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Classes at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery average 20.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has around 191 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery have specialist SEN provision?
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 7 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
6.6% of sessions were missed at Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery in 2024/25. 18.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery: Include Me 2 Farringdon Park (240m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery's term dates?
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery?
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is at Brant Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 5TU.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)