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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 21 January 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry28 applications · 5 places offered · 4 named it first
- 2026 5.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.4
- This school
- 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 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2020 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 16 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2015 | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 14 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 58% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 42% | 0% | 104 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 0% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 0% | 109 | 107 |
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
- Withnell Fold Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20255.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Lancashire20263.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · LancashireGood20242.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · LancashireStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Lancashire20262.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · LancashireGood20243.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · LancashireStandards maintained20242.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · LancashireRemains Good20222.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · LancashireGood20222.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119306 · 888/2564
- Capacity
- 98 pupils · 83 on roll
- Free school meals
- 2.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Withnell Fold, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BA
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Chorley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources