Gillibrand Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chorley, Lancashire
Gillibrand 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 25 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Grosvenor Road, Chorley, PR7 2PJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Gillibrand is a happy, welcoming school where pupils thrive in a nurturing environment.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour.”
- “Staff encourage pupils to explore their interests and ‘follow their dreams’.”
To improve
- “In contrast, pupils’ gains in writing are not as strong as their achievement in reading.”
- “This is because the teaching of early writing is variable.”
- “However, the resources that children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1 use to practise writing are not well matched to their needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 66% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit 0.4 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Duke Street Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley 0.9 mi Outstanding
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Highfield Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade