Buckshaw Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
Buckshaw Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Chancery Road, Astley Village, Chancery Road, Chorley, PR7 1XP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Buckshaw is a happy and welcoming school.”
- “Staff forge supportive working relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “The school has a solid understanding of pupils’ needs and pupil well-being is a high priority.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers’ expectations of what pupils should and can do are not high enough.”
- “This hinders some pupils from achieving as well as they could.”
- “However, this is not reflected in the published data.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley 1.0 mi Good
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village 1.1 mi Good
- Gillibrand Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley 1.2 mi Good
- Highfield Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade