St Peter's CofE Primary School 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 11/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Eaves Lane, Chorley

School Information

Address: Eaves Lane, Chorley, PR6 0DX
Website: www.stpeters.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01257262625
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Rachel Brown
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119806

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 345
Number of Pupils: 334
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 150

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 2.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street , PR6 0SL
4out of 4 670 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
4out of 4 2,024 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
Eaves Lane , PR6 0DX
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Cedar Road , PR6 0JF
3out of 4 342 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Community Primary School
Wright Street , PR6 0SP
3out of 4 731 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
Devonport Way , PR6 0TE
3out of 4 985 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Highfield Road South , PR7 1RB
2out of 4 1,074 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 1,293 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parklands High School
Southport Road , PR7 1LL
3out of 4 2,067 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Albany Academy
Bolton Road , PR7 3AY
3out of 4 2,169 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way , PR7 3LS
3out of 4 2,955 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Southlands High School
Clover Road , PR7 2NJ
3out of 4 3,256 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayfield House School
1 Mayfield Road , PR6 0DG
- not rated 712 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Chorley
Inspire Youth Zone , Chapel Street PR7 1BS
- not rated 1,265 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road , PR7 1JZ
4out of 4 1,611 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Waterloo Lodge
173 Preston Road , Whittle-Le-Woods PR6 7AX
- not rated 1,852 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Oliver House School
Hallgate , PR7 1XA
- not rated 2,006 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.