# Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Sacred 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.

Primary school. Code E119670. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 157
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 119670

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 23 February 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e119467): 520 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-community-primary-school-e150034): 670 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Albany Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albany-academy-e138544): 670 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Duke Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duke-street-primary-school-e119352): 700 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Duke Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duke-street-nursery-school-e119066): 720 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2024
- [Highfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-nursery-school-e119067): 730 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119670)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119670)

## How to cite

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