St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school).
Key facts
- Address
- Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, PR7 2RJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and appreciated in this warm and welcoming school.”
- “Staff care deeply about pupils' wellbeing.”
- “This creates a peaceful, focused environment for learning.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils struggle to recall previous learning, which limits their ability to link knowledge across subjects.”
- “Many pupils successfully build their learning across subjects and year groups, although some do not yet achieve this consistently.”
- “Most pupils achieve this well, but some, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, still need additional support.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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) | 59% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- Gillibrand Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Buckshaw Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Duke Street Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit 0.8 mi Good
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley 1.2 mi School remains Good