Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School demonstrates good overall effectiveness, with notable strengths in behavior and attitudes, as well as personal development. Pupils express a strong sense of community and feel happy and safe, reflecting the school’s commitment to fostering positive relationships and high expectations for achievement. The curriculum is broad and balanced, particularly excelling in early reading and mathematics, with staff providing effective support tailored to individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This being the first inspection since the pandemic, leaders have taken the impact of COVID-19 into account in their evaluations.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community among pupils
• High expectations for pupil achievement
• Outstanding behavior and attitudes of pupils
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Broad and balanced curriculum
• High-quality reading instruction
• Exceptional range of enrichment activities

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in a minority of subjects is not fully established, hindering some pupils’ learning

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 Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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 Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village 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 Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village had 25.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.1% 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, 16.3% of pupils at Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village received £6,690 and spent £6,946 for each of its 559 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £269,000 (£481 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 Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village last inspected by Ofsted?

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village have?

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village has 559 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village cover?

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village?

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village is at Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 7HZ.