St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Chorley, Lancashire
PR7 2RJ
Composite score
45.4

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 202 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#9,019
National rank
#1292
In North West
#270
In Lancashire
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
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Leadership and governance
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Curriculum and teaching
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Attendance and behaviour
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Personal development and wellbeing
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Inclusion
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Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
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School profile

Pupils on roll 202 % FSM ever-6 5.5% % EAL 3.5% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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