Community school · Lancashire

Westwood Primary School

5–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119338URN

Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR5 8LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

69 applications for 28 places · 202nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

Inspection history

18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
2 April 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

69 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; 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	28	69	2.5	27	0.96
Sep 2025	20	63	3.2	19	0.95
Sep 2024	23	78	3.4	21	0.91
Sep 2023	26	71	2.7	22	0.85
Sep 2022	21	65	3.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	30	83	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2020	28	87	3.1	23	0.82
Sep 2019	30	65	2.2	21	0.70
Sep 2018	14	56	4.0	14	1.00
Sep 2017	30	90	3.0	34	1.13
Sep 2016	30	93	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2014	29	64	2.2	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 63% · Maths 56% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%369th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	44%	0%	105	103
2023/24	76%	7%	107	106
2022/23	55%	3%	102	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

Westwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Clayton Brook Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
2.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119338 · 888/2817
Capacity: 210 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 24.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR5 8LS
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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