Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
139Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119679URN

South Hill, Blackburn Road, Chorley, PR6 8LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

44 applications for 17 places · 166th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
12 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

44 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; 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	17	44	2.6	15	0.88
Sep 2025	20	52	2.6	23	1.15
Sep 2024	19	61	3.2	20	1.05
Sep 2023	20	74	3.7	27	1.35
Sep 2022	19	74	3.9	27	1.42
Sep 2021	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2020	20	64	3.2	28	1.40
Sep 2019	20	85	4.3	29	1.45
Sep 2018	20	72	3.6	28	1.40
Sep 2017	20	65	3.3	17	0.85
Sep 2016	20	69	3.5	20	1.00
Sep 2015	20	63	3.2	20	1.00
Sep 2014	18	50	2.8	17	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 81% · Maths 71% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%235th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	0%	106	104
2023/24	70%	10%	107	107
2022/23	65%	15%	107	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

St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Withnell Fold Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

5.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village
2.8 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119679 · 888/3795
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 157 pupils · 139 on roll
Free school meals: 2.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: South Hill, Blackburn Road, Chorley, PR6 8LL
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources