St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley 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 19/05/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hornchurch Drive, Chorley

School Information

Address: Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, PR7 2RJ
Website: www.chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01257262811
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Patrick Smyth
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119672

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
4out of 4 1,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street , PR6 0SL
4out of 4 2,107 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Hornchurch Drive , PR7 2RJ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Gillibrand Primary School
Grosvenor Road , PR7 2PJ
4out of 4 777 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Buckshaw Primary School
Chancery Road , Astley Village PR7 1XP
3out of 4 1,364 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Duke Street Primary School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
3out of 4 1,401 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit
Moor Road , PR7 2LR
3out of 4 1,420 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklands High School
Southport Road , PR7 1LL
3out of 4 621 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Southlands High School
Clover Road , PR7 2NJ
3out of 4 1,177 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England High School
Astley Road , PR7 1RS
4out of 4 1,479 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way , PR7 3LS
3out of 4 2,120 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Albany Academy
Bolton Road , PR7 3AY
3out of 4 2,351 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancashire College of Adult Education
Southport Road , PR7 1NB
- not rated 533 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road , PR7 1JZ
4out of 4 903 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oliver House School
Hallgate , PR7 1XA
- not rated 1,177 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Shaftesbury High School
Weldbank Lane , PR7 3NQ
3out of 4 1,450 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mayfield School
Gloucester Road , PR7 3HN
3out of 4 1,457 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.