# St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

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

It had 206 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119672. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 206
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 119672

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 59% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, 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 | 59% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 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

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

- [Parklands High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklands-high-school-e138647): 570 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Gillibrand Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillibrand-primary-school-e150234): 710 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chorley Astley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-astley-park-school-e119877): 830 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2024
- [Oliver House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oliver-house-school-e131575): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Southlands High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southlands-high-school-e143794): 1.1 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Buckshaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckshaw-primary-school-e119205): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/119672)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119672)

## How to cite

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