St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Chorley continues to demonstrate a good standard of education and a positive learning environment for its pupils. The school is characterized by an engaging atmosphere where pupils are polite, happy, and eager to learn, embracing initiatives such as the 'Wellbeing Warriors'. The leadership has effectively revised the curriculum, fostering an environment that supports both academic and personal growth, including the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school’s commitment to high educational expectations and the provision of extra opportunities for learning notably enhances the pupil experience.

Strengths

• Cheerful and focused learning environment
• High expectations of education
• Pupils with SEND progress well
• Effective revisions to the school curriculum
• Strong support and training for staff
• Wide variety of high-quality reading materials
• Established love of reading among pupils
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Good attendance recognition

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects do not build well enough on prior learning from early years

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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% 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, 1.0% of pupils at St Gregory's 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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley had 23.6 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, 11.4% of pupils at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley received £6,845 and spent £6,756 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £79,000 (£391 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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley have?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley cover?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is at Eaves Green Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3QG.