OFSTED
23 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
382
382 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
180
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
202
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.9 pts
below England
School
9.9%
Chorley
17.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
below England
School
3.7%
Chorley
5.8%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Chorley
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.4%
334
Any other Asian background
2.4%
9
Any other White background
2.1%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
6
Unclassified
1.6%
6
Chinese
1.0%
4
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
14.1%
54 of
382 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
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
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
4.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.96 pts
lower than
England
School
4.26%
Chorley
4.64%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.92 pts
lower than
England
School
6.90%
Chorley
10.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
0.57%
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
91.0%
2.8 pts
above England
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
91.0%
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.