Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119468URN

Back Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.1 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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87 applications for 24 places · 33rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 10 December 2019Ofsted'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

8 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 December 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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

87 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 12 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	24	87	3.6	23	0.96
Sep 2025	29	76	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2024	27	83	3.1	24	0.89
Sep 2023	30	106	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	80	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	105	3.5	19	0.63
Sep 2020	30	94	3.1	24	0.80
Sep 2019	30	82	2.7	23	0.77
Sep 2018	21	73	3.5	16	0.76
Sep 2017	29	87	3.0	17	0.59
Sep 2016	21	75	3.6	17	0.81
Sep 2015	11	37	3.4	4	0.36
Sep 2014	22	55	2.5	17	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 53% · Maths 68% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%380th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	42%	5%	102	104
2023/24	62%	14%	107	107
2022/23	57%	0%	105	106

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

Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Clayton Brook Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lever House Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119468 · 888/3401
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 4.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Back Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7EU
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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