Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyHighfield Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley and Highfield Community Primary School are primary schools in Chorley.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Highfield Community Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley was judged Good and Highfield Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley and 64.0% for Highfield Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley (78.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley versus Highfield Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChorleySacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyChorleyHighfield Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking44th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure368th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll176 238
Capacity180 279
LocationChorley, PR6 0LB Chorley, PR6 0SP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census176 238
Free school meals (ever 6)19.9% 40.3%
English as an additional language23.3% 32.8%
SEN support5.7% 12.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 14.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% 5.5% 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

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