Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolClayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 219 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
Before that: Good (overall), December 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 December 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 8 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 42% of pupils at Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Cambian Red Rose SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
- St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Westwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Chorley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).