Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Chorley, PR7 1RB
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Buckshaw Primary School
Chancery Road, Astley Village, Chorley, PR7 1XP
Local ranking392nd of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
210
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 43.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 11.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 46.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 61.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 50.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 28
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 225
- Boys
- 113 (50%)
- Girls
- 112 (50%)
- Capacity
- 210 (107% full)
- SEND
- 20.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.8%
- EAL
- 8.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 25.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,539/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 82.7%
- Other: 4.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.1%
- Asian Other: 3.1%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Black Other: 1.3%
- White Irish: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
82.7%
White British
4.4%
Other
3.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Chancery Road
Chorley, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 119205
- UKPRN
- 10077716
- Establishment No.
- 2146
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