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Gillibrand Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Ashley Clayton

location_onChorley, PR7 2PJ

language Visit Website phone 1257274983

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Gillibrand Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chorley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 10% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gillibrand Primary School is a community school in Chorley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #120 of 476 primaries in Lancashire and #4,837 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.6 to 2.0

0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 2.7

0.0

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 1.3

-0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 1.8

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.9 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%

Reading87% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths73% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 3.6

2.4

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 4.5

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-3 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

29 February 2024

Inspection Report

19 July 2022

Inspection Report

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20 January 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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23 May 2011

Inspection Report

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04 February 2008

Inspection Report

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27 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-20

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-05-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 206 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	5	2.4%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	207	4	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	210	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	209	4	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0