Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6NS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Balshaw Lane.”
- “They arrive happily each morning, keen to see what the day has to offer.”
- “They feel well-cared for by staff who know them well.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the knowledge, and skills that pupils need to learn and by when are not as wellthought-out.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils do not learn as well as they should.”
- “The school has identified that some pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 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) | 57% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 51 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.
- Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton 0.7 mi Good
- Buckshaw Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding
- Gillibrand Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village 1.3 mi Good