St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonTrinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

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

Summary of the comparison

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton and Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village are primary schools in Chorley.

  • St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton is ahead on our composite score.

  • St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton was judged Good and Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village 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 83.0% for St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton and 64.0% for Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton (80.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village (65.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton versus Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChorleySt. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonChorleyTrinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw VillageEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking59th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure197th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll199 589
Capacity210 630
LocationChorley, PR7 6JW Chorley, PR7 7HZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 16.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census199 589
Free school meals (ever 6)10.1% 8.7%
English as an additional language7.5% 6.5%
SEN support13.1% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% Stronger figure8.6% 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

Ethnicity over time

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

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

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