Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Primary schoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley is a primary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 157 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 23 February 2023
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, 67% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Highfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Albany AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)670 m
- Duke Street Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Duke Street Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2024720 m
- Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade730 m
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).