Community school · Lancashire

Duke Street Primary School

4–11Ages
317Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119352URN

Duke Street, Chorley, PR7 3DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

93 applications for 39 places · 229th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

93 applications · 39 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	39	93	2.4	39	1.00
Sep 2025	50	108	2.2	51	1.02
Sep 2024	43	103	2.4	43	1.00
Sep 2023	50	107	2.1	44	0.88
Sep 2022	43	86	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2021	40	94	2.4	39	0.98
Sep 2020	50	99	2.0	47	0.94
Sep 2019	46	97	2.1	37	0.80
Sep 2018	45	86	1.9	39	0.87
Sep 2017	50	116	2.3	47	0.94
Sep 2016	50	102	2.0	48	0.96
Sep 2015	50	104	2.1	47	0.94
Sep 2014	51	93	1.8	29	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 63% · Maths 68% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%397th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	38%	0%	100	102
2023/24	53%	0%	102	102
2022/23	25%	0%	99	96

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

Duke Street Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Gillibrand Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
0.9 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Highfield Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2019

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
1.3 km · Lancashire

2026

3.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119352 · 888/2835
Capacity: 327 pupils · 317 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Duke Street, Chorley, PR7 3DU
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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