Community school · Lancashire

Anderton Primary School

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119202URN

Babylon Lane, Adlington, PR6 9NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

92 applications for 30 places · 87th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 25 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
25 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

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Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	92	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2025	18	60	3.3	18	1.00
Sep 2024	30	84	2.8	35	1.17
Sep 2023	25	81	3.2	25	1.00
Sep 2022	30	80	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2021	25	77	3.1	21	0.84
Sep 2020	24	73	3.0	18	0.75
Sep 2019	24	83	3.5	20	0.83
Sep 2018	20	78	3.9	18	0.90
Sep 2017	28	85	3.0	27	0.96
Sep 2016	26	81	3.1	24	0.92
Sep 2015	29	80	2.8	21	0.72
Sep 2014	30	80	2.7	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 69% · Maths 65% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%270th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	12%	104	104
2023/24	59%	0%	105	103
2022/23	66%	9%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Anderton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
0.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Adlington Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Rivington Foundation Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
2.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
3.1 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
3.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Beacon Primary School
3.6 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119202 · 888/2140
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 11.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Babylon Lane, Adlington, PR6 9NN
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources