St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School Euxton is currently rated as 'Good' overall, following several years since its last inspection when it was deemed 'Outstanding'. The longer-than-usual gap between inspections was due to exemption from routine inspections until late 2020. Overall, pupils are happy and feel well supported in a caring environment with ample opportunities to develop their talents through various extracurricular activities. The school's leadership shows ambition for all pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and it has made significant curriculum changes to enhance educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils are very happy and feel safe at school.
• The school provides a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Strong performance in English and mathematics by Year 6.
• Effective phonics teaching ensuring most pupils pass the phonics screening check.
• Positive attitude towards education and high attendance rates.
• Governors are responsive to staff well-being and effective in their roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Some areas of the curriculum are not as well embedded, leading to knowledge gaps.
• The delivery of certain subjects does not fully meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
• Lack of robust oversight in some subject areas affecting swift remedial actions.
• Insufficient focus on pupils' spiritual, moral, social, and cultural education.

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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton 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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton had 25.5 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, 18.5% of pupils at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton received £6,556 and spent £6,440 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£260 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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton last inspected by Ofsted?

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton have?

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton cover?

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton?

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton is at Wigan Road, Euxton, Euxton St. Mary's Catholic Primary, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 6JW.