Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119465URN

Highfield Road South, Chorley, PR7 1RB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

61 applications for 28 places · 270th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 21 January 2020Ofsted'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

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
21 January 2020
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

61 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.3; 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	28	61	2.2	26	0.93
Sep 2025	26	66	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2024	27	66	2.4	26	0.96
Sep 2023	30	72	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2022	22	63	2.9	19	0.86
Sep 2021	26	73	2.8	23	0.88
Sep 2020	29	75	2.6	25	0.86
Sep 2019	24	62	2.6	23	0.96
Sep 2018	30	84	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	116	3.9	42	1.40
Sep 2016	29	83	2.9	18	0.62
Sep 2015	30	106	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 81% · Maths 84% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%123rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	6%	105	105
2023/24	60%	10%	105	104
2022/23	72%	6%	106	105

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

Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Highfield Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2019

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Buckshaw Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%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
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Duke Street Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 38%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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119465 · 888/3390
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Highfield Road South, Chorley, PR7 1RB
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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