St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
St Chad's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- South Hill, Blackburn Road, Chorley, PR6 8LL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 139 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending St Chad’s.”
- “They develop a thirst for learning, reflected in their high rates of attendance.”
- “Pupils learn a broad range of subjects and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, they do not develop a detailed knowledge and are not clear how key concepts in their learning link together.”
- “This hinders some pupils from achieving the depth of understanding they should.”
- “However, in some subjects, there is less precision about what pupils should know and how connections are made with pupils' prior learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 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) | 62% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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.
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley 1.5 mi Good
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley 1.5 mi Good
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Withnell Fold Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village 1.8 mi Good
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained