St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyGillibrand Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley and Gillibrand Primary School are primary schools in Chorley.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gillibrand Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley was judged the expected standard and Gillibrand Primary School 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 59.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley and 66.0% for Gillibrand Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley (67.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley versus Gillibrand Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChorleySt Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyChorleyGillibrand Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100C63/100
Local ranking145th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure357th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll202 201
Capacity210 210
LocationChorley, PR7 2RJ Chorley, PR7 2PJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census202 201
Free school meals (ever 6)5.5% 29.4%
English as an additional language3.5% 3.5%
SEN support7.9% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 5.5%
Attendance
Overall absence2.5% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence1.6% Stronger figure14.7% 15.8%

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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