Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

4–11Ages
317Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119466URN

Carr Lane, Chorley, PR7 3JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

111 applications for 45 places · 198th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

111 applications · 45 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 5.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 4.5; 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	45	111	2.5	48	1.07
Sep 2025	44	126	2.9	62	1.41
Sep 2024	45	107	2.4	46	1.02
Sep 2023	45	130	2.9	39	0.87
Sep 2022	45	130	2.9	54	1.20
Sep 2021	45	132	2.9	61	1.36
Sep 2020	45	142	3.2	62	1.38
Sep 2019	45	140	3.1	53	1.18
Sep 2018	46	122	2.7	51	1.11
Sep 2017	45	156	3.5	56	1.24
Sep 2016	35	145	4.1	59	1.69
Sep 2015	35	175	5.0	67	1.91
Sep 2014	35	157	4.5	71	2.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 89% · Maths 91% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%19th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	87%	24%	108	111
2023/24	94%	13%	109	107
2022/23	85%	12%	106	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

St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 38%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
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

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

Good2019

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Gillibrand Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119466 · 888/3393
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 317 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Carr Lane, Chorley, PR7 3JU
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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