Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery has been rated as good in its latest Ofsted inspection, reflecting strong performance across key areas including the quality of education, leadership, and personal development. Pupils express a high level of satisfaction with their school experience, feeling safe and supported by caring staff who uphold high expectations. The curriculum is well-structured and inclusive, catering to all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Overall, pupils show motivation and achieve well, engaging in various extracurricular activities that promote their personal growth and civic responsibility.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• Staff care deeply about pupils and support their learning.
• Leaders provide a broad, knowledge-rich curriculum.
• Pupils are motivated to learn and engage in extracurricular activities.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures they achieve well.
• Strong emphasis on reading and developing a love for literature.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers occasionally choose inappropriate activities that hinder learning.
• Inconsistent matching of reading books to pupils' phonics knowledge.
• A few pupils do not consistently behave as well as expected.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.0% of pupils at Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit received £8,525 and spent £8,749 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£134 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit last inspected by Ofsted?

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit have?

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit cover?

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit?

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit is at Moor Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2LR.