# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is a primary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 219 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119671. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 219
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 119671

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 74% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 74% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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.

- [St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-chorley-e119806): 310 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mayfield House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-house-school-e148239): 630 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Highfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-nursery-school-e119067): 740 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- [Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-the-parish-of-st-laurence-church-of-england-primary-school-e119465): 770 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-community-primary-school-e150034): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Michael's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-high-school-e136893): 910 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 60.6 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/119671)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119671)

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