Withnell Fold Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
Withnell Fold Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 28 January 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Withnell Fold, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 83 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this nurturing village school.”
- “They rightly describe it as welcoming and caring.”
- “Pupils of all ages enjoy learning and playing together.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the school has not yet clearly defined the key knowledge and skills that pupils must know.”
- “This means that pupils do not learn as well as they could in these subjects.”
- “However, inaccuracies in some pupils’ writing sometimes go unchecked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 42% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 4 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.
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Abbey Village Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Westwood Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Clayton Brook Primary School 2.1 mi Good