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St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, PR7 2RJ

Local ranking145th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
75.0%
Writing (Expected)
84.0%
Maths (Expected)
72.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
202
Boys
101 (50%)
Girls
101 (50%)
Capacity
210 (96% full)
SEND
10.4%
FSM Eligible
5.5%
EAL
3.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
7.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,980/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
2.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
1.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.6%
  • White Other: 4.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
  • White Traveller: 1.0%
  • Asian Indian: 1.0%
  • Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
  • Asian Other: 0.5%

89.6%

White British

4.5%

White Other

2.0%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119672
UKPRN
10080349
Establishment No.
3786

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