Academy converter · Lancashire

Highfield Community Primary School

5–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150034URN

Wright Street, Wright St, Chorley, PR6 0SP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2019 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

67 applications for 24 places · 130th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 17 September 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

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Highfield Community Primary School (URN 119204), the previous school.

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	67	2.8	22	0.92
Sep 2025	28	61	2.2	28	1.00
Sep 2024 *	30	61	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2023 *	28	81	2.9	38	1.36
Sep 2022 *	25	55	2.2	23	0.92
Sep 2021 *	29	56	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2020 *	31	68	2.2	23	0.74
Sep 2019 *	31	53	1.7	31	1.00
Sep 2018 *	17	36	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2017 *	45	53	1.2	32	0.71
Sep 2016 *	40	50	1.3	25	0.63
Sep 2015 *	44	64	1.5	24	0.55
Sep 2014 *	37	54	1.5	18	0.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%209th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	64%	0%	108	105
2023/24	68%	10%	105	104
2022/23	62%	5%	106	103

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

Highfield Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2019

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

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

Good2023

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Duke Street Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2022

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

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Gillibrand Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150034 · 888/2145
Trust: Aspirational Futures Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 279 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 41.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Highfield Community Primary School (URN 119204)
Address: Wright Street, Wright St, Chorley, PR6 0SP
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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