Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

4–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119670URN

Brooke Street, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley, PR6 0LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

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

54 applications for 22 places · 205th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 November 2013
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)

54 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.3; 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	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2025	11	38	3.5	10	0.91
Sep 2024	20	50	2.5	19	0.95
Sep 2023	30	67	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2022	19	51	2.7	18	0.95
Sep 2021	29	73	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2020	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2019	23	67	2.9	23	1.00
Sep 2018	23	87	3.8	22	0.96
Sep 2017	30	93	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	100	3.3	27	0.90
Sep 2015	29	98	3.4	27	0.93
Sep 2014	29	95	3.3	30	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 70% · Maths 89% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%169th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	0%	106	106
2023/24	77%	0%	109	107
2022/23	78%	4%	109	108

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Highfield Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2019

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Duke Street Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
0.8 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
1.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119670 · 888/3783
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 180 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Brooke Street, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley, PR6 0LB
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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