Buckshaw Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Chorley, Lancashire

PR7 1XP

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

40.8

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#10,272

National rank

#1468

In North West

#311

In Lancashire

Top 72%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

43%

% achieving higher RWM ?

11%

Reading average scaled score ?

103.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

103.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 52% → 43% ▼ 9.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 225 % FSM ever-6 37.8% % EAL 8.0% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Chorley · 0.6 mi 53.2 St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley Chorley · 0.7 mi 45.4 Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Chorley · 0.9 mi 42.9 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Chorley · 1.0 mi 55.1 Gillibrand Primary School Chorley · 1.1 mi 46.4 St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley Chorley · 1.1 mi 48.5 Highfield Community Primary School Chorley · 1.1 mi 41.6 Duke Street Primary School Chorley · 1.2 mi 24.7