Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Back Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7EU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy learning and playing at this caring school where everyone is valued and included.”
- “They are unfailingly polite and show kind attitudes towards each other.”
- “The foundation for these positive attitudes is formed in the early years, when children learn to enjoy listening, sharing, taking turns and helping each other to tidy up.”
To improve
- “However, in relation to writing skills, at times some teachers do not identify or address misconceptions and gaps in learning sufficiently well.”
- “As a result, sometimes teaching does not match the learning needs of some pupils well enough.”
- “These pupils do not write as accurately as they could in relation to spelling, grammar and punctuation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 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: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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.
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Westwood Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Clayton Brook Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- St Catherine's RC Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Lever House Primary School 1.1 mi Good