Adlington Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chorley.

Summary of the comparison

Adlington Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton are primary schools in Chorley.

  • Adlington Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton is ahead on our composite score.

  • Adlington Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Adlington Primary School and 65.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Adlington Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton (68.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Adlington Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChorleyAdlington Primary SchoolChorleySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking210th of 466 in Lancashire 158th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll129 178
Capacity140 210
LocationChorley, PR7 4JA Chorley, PR6 9LZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census129 178
Free school meals (ever 6)16.3% 11.2%
English as an additional language2.3% 0.6%
SEN support14.7% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% 5.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Adlington Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

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