St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Preston Road, Clayton Green, Chorley, PR6 7EB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2022
Strengths
- “Staff welcome pupils warmly each morning at St Bede’s.”
- “Pupils said that teachers are kind.”
- “This helps them to feel cared for and valued.”
To improve
- “However, as the curriculum has only just been reviewed, leaders remain in the process of establishing how effectively and consistently the curriculum is delivered by staff.”
- “However, in some lessons teachers do not take account of the needs of pupils with SEND as well as they could to adapt the delivery of the curriculum.”
- “This means that some pupils with SEND do not achieve as highly as they could in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2022 (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) | 65% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Westwood Primary School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
- Clayton Brook Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge 1.6 mi School remains Good