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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 17 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 8 October 2019Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry45 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 4.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 2.4; 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 | 17 | 45 | 2.7 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2019 | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 17 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2016 | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2015 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 7 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 86% · Writing 71% · Maths 93% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 14% | 107 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 29% | 111 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 83% | 25% | 111 | 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LancashireGood20243.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · LancashireGood20242.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · LancashireStandards maintained20255.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · Blackburn with Darwen20268.7applications per place 10%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20232.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · Lancashire20263.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · Lancashire20262.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · Blackburn with DarwenStandards maintained20253.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119680 · 888/3796
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 92 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8SD
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Chorley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources