Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119676URN

Wigan Road, Euxton, Euxton St. Mary's Catholic Primary, Chorley, PR7 6JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

101 applications for 30 places · 56th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 14 May 2024Ofsted'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

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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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

101 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 6.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

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

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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	30	101	3.4	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	96	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2024	14	85	6.1	14	1.00
Sep 2023	20	88	4.4	16	0.80
Sep 2022	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	88	2.9	24	0.80
Sep 2019	30	88	2.9	25	0.83
Sep 2018	30	100	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	126	4.2	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	107	3.6	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	114	3.8	44	1.47
Sep 2014	23	65	2.8	21	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%27th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	83%	3%	108	107
2023/24	79%	3%	107	106
2022/23	80%	17%	110	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

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.1 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Buckshaw Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
2.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Woodlea Junior School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023
Leyland Methodist Junior School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Good2021

46%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119676 · 888/3792
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wigan Road, Euxton, Euxton St. Mary's Catholic Primary, Chorley, PR7 6JW
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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