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St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

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

personMr Patrick Smyth

location_onChorley, PR7 2RJ

language Visit Website phone 1257262811

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

238

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Chorley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley is a voluntary aided school in Chorley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #304 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #10,630 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing84% LA 69%

Maths72% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 2.3

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 3.0

0.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.8 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA -0.2

0.5 to 5.0

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 3.0

1.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 65%

Reading79% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 2.6

1.5

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.6

0.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 June 2021

Inspection Report

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02 February 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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18 May 2011

Inspection Report

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26 November 2009

Inspection Report

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05 November 2007

Inspection Report

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07 July 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-02-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-11-05

None EIF

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 202 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	240	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	236	5	2.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	241	3	1.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils