OFSTED
11 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
559
559 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
264
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
295
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Chorley
17.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.0 pts
below England
School
6.3%
Chorley
5.8%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Chorley
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.3%
460
African
3.2%
18
Any other White background
2.9%
16
Any other Asian background
2.3%
13
Indian
1.8%
10
Any other Black background
1.6%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.1%
101 of
559 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Chorley
75.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Chorley
70.3%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
Chorley
74.8%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.95%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.27 pts
lower than
England
School
3.95%
Chorley
4.64%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.27 pts
lower than
England
School
8.55%
Chorley
10.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.62 pts
lower than
England
School
0.19%
Chorley
0.80%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
88.7%
0.5 pts
above England
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village
88.7%
Chorley
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.