Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School remains a good school, providing a warm and supportive environment for its pupils. Leaders and staff have high aspirations for every student's achievement and well-being, which has contributed to a positive learning atmosphere. The school has developed effective relationships among staff and pupils, fostering a sense of community and safety that pupils greatly value. While overall performance is strong, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that the early years curriculum is more aligned with the expectations for key stage 1.

Strengths

• High ambitions for pupil achievement and personal development.
• Strong and positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Extensive range of extracurricular clubs and opportunities.
• Effective reading program that promotes a love for reading.
• Well-equipped staff who provide strong support for pupils with SEND.
• Comprehensive personal development program tailored to pupils' needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in subject-specific knowledge in some areas of the early years curriculum, affecting preparation for key stage 1.

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley had 19.1 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, 8.3% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley received £8,784 and spent £8,784 for each of its 157 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £107,000 (£681 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley last inspected by Ofsted?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley have?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley has 157 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley cover?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley is at Brooke Street, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 0LB.