Primary schools in Chorley

There are 40 primary schools in Chorley (Lancashire), teaching 8,188 pupils. Of the 40 with a score, 22 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 8 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Chorley All schools in Chorley

Pupils from low-income families16%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools22 of 40scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)28of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full10 of 40schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.9one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs7schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (40)

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	St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyChurch of England · ages 4-11	317	11%	Outstanding 2023	98	94 to 99
2	Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	209	6%	Outstanding 2023	92	83 to 97
3	Euxton Primrose Hill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	421	8%	Outstanding 2024	92	85 to 96
4	Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	240	3%	No overall grade 2024	91	81 to 96
5	Eccleston Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	204	8%	Good 2023	91	80 to 96
6	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	92	8%	Outstanding 2019	90	68 to 97
7	Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	196	8%	Report card 2026	80	60 to 90
8	Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	103	6%	No overall grade 2025	80	50 to 93
9	Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	66	3%	Report card 2026	80	40 to 95
10	Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolChurch of England/Methodist · ages 4-11	183	6%	Good 2024	80	59 to 90
11	Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	229	14%	Outstanding 2023	77	55 to 89
12	Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	148	14%	Good 2020	76	53 to 89
13	St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 5-11	139	2%	Good 2022	76	49 to 90
14	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	219	26%	Good 2023	74	51 to 88
15	St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	195	10%	Good 2024	73	50 to 87
16	Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	201	17%	Good 2020	71	47 to 86
17	Coppull Parish Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	174	12%	Good 2023	69	45 to 85
18	Highfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	234	42%	Good 2019	68	33 to 89
19	St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	207	17%	Good 2022	68	43 to 84
20	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonRoman Catholic · ages 5-11	180	8%	No overall grade 2025	67	42 to 84
21	Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	250	4%	Good 2023	66	43 to 83
22	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	157	22%	Good 2023	65	40 to 83
23	Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw VillageChurch of England/Methodist · ages 5-11	559	10%	Good 2022	61	44 to 76
24	Gillibrand Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	201	27%	No overall grade 2025	61	29 to 84
25	St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, CoppullCatholic · ages 3-11	100	12%	No overall grade 2024	61	28 to 85
26	St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	206	7%	Report card 2026	59	35 to 78
27	Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	156	29%	Good 2023	57	31 to 79
28	Adlington Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	123	11%	Good 2023	51	24 to 77
29	Westwood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	174	24%	Not inspected	41	17 to 72
30	Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	219	5%	Good 2019	41	19 to 68
31	Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	77	10%	Good 2023	39	16 to 70
32	St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyChurch of England · ages 4-11	289	26%	Good 2022	37	20 to 58
33	Withnell Fold Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	83	2%	Not inspected	30	8 to 71
34	Coppull Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 2-11	274	39%	Good 2022	29	15 to 51
35	St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyRoman Catholic · ages 5-11	202	19%	Good 2024	21	10 to 42
36	Buckshaw Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	210	32%	No overall grade 2025	20	9 to 40
37	Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery UnitChurch of England · ages 3-11	200	58%	Good 2023	19	9 to 39
38	Balshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	382	10%	No overall grade 2025	18	9 to 34
39	Duke Street Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	317	41%	Good 2022	14	7 to 27
40	Abbey Village Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	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.