St Chad's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Chorley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: South Hill, Chorley, PR6 8LL
Website: http://www.st-chads.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01257264480
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Riley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119679

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 157
Number of Pupils: 143
Number of Boys: 82
Number of Girls: 61

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -1.1 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 5.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
South Hill , Blackburn Road PR6 8LL 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Preston Road , Whittle-le-Woods PR6 7PS 		3out of 4 2,164 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Cedar Road , PR6 0JF 		3out of 4 2,566 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
Eaves Lane , PR6 0DX 		3out of 4 2,632 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
School Lane , Brinscall PR6 8PT 		4out of 4 2,764 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Church of England High School
Astley Road , PR7 1RS 		4out of 4 3,142 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterloo Lodge
173 Preston Road , Whittle-Le-Woods PR6 7AX 		- not rated 2,002 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield House School
1 Mayfield Road , PR6 0DG 		- not rated 3,258 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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