Primary schools in PR6 (postcode district)

There are 18 primary schools in PR6, teaching 3,180 pupils. Of the 18 with a score, 12 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 2 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in PR6 All schools in PR6

Pupils from low-income families14%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools12 of 18scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards1inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)14of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full4 of 18schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size24.9one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs3schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (18)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Chorley	240	3%	No overall grade 2024	91	81 to 96
2	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Chorley	92	8%	Outstanding 2019	90	68 to 97
3	Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11 · Chorley	66	3%	Report card 2026	80	40 to 95
4	Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolChurch of England/Methodist · ages 4-11 · Chorley	183	6%	Good 2024	80	59 to 90
5	Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Chorley	229	14%	Outstanding 2023	77	55 to 89
6	St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 5-11 · Chorley	139	2%	Good 2022	76	49 to 90
7	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Chorley	219	26%	Good 2023	74	51 to 88
8	Highfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Chorley	234	42%	Good 2019	68	33 to 89
9	St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11 · Chorley	207	17%	Good 2022	68	43 to 84
10	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonRoman Catholic · ages 5-11 · Chorley	180	8%	No overall grade 2025	67	42 to 84
11	Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chorley	250	4%	Good 2023	66	43 to 83
12	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Chorley	157	22%	Good 2023	65	40 to 83
13	Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Chorley	156	29%	Good 2023	57	31 to 79
14	Anderton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Adlington	185	11%	Good 2019	54	28 to 77
15	Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Chorley	219	5%	Good 2019	41	19 to 68
16	St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Chorley	289	26%	Good 2022	37	20 to 58
17	Withnell Fold Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chorley	83	2%	Not inspected	30	8 to 71
18	Abbey Village Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chorley	52	23%	Good 2024	9	4 to 22

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.