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School admissions in Chorley

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 14 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Chorley in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 40 schools in Chorley first 1,038 times for 1,033 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lancashire authority's 472 schools. 7 of the 40 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 8 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.58 miles (Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School) to 1.70 miles (Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Chorley first 968 times for 888 places: 1.09 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Lancashire authority's 80 schools. 3 of the 5 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

40 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChorley1.3030not published
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolChorley1.21290.5754 miles 2026
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary SchoolChorley1.20591.1 miles 2026
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChorley1.2010not published
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolChorley1.14361.1584 miles 2026
St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyChorley1.07450.88 miles 2026
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary SchoolChorley1.06181.7 miles 2026
Abbey Village Primary SchoolChorley1.0013not published
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolChorley1.0019not published
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary SchoolChorley1.0020not published
Coppull Primary School and NurseryChorley1.0026not published
Duke Street Primary SchoolChorley1.0039not published
Gillibrand Primary SchoolChorley1.0024not published
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolChorley1.0027not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonChorley1.00291.3 miles 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyChorley1.0030not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellChorley1.0017not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyChorley1.0019not published
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, CoppullChorley1.0016not published
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonChorley1.00300.7962 miles 2026
St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyChorley0.9735not published
Westwood Primary SchoolChorley0.9628not published
Balshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolChorley0.9653not published
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolChorley0.9624not published
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyChorley0.9624not published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyChorley0.9522not published
Adlington Primary SchoolChorley0.95211.7 miles 2026
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolChorley0.9519not published
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery UnitChorley0.9519not published
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolChorley0.9328not published
Eccleston Primary SchoolChorley0.9328not published
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChorley0.9213not published
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolChorley0.9224not published
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolChorley0.9212not published
Highfield Community Primary SchoolChorley0.9224not published
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolCHORLEY0.9135not published
Buckshaw Primary SchoolChorley0.8919not published
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw VillageChorley0.8947not published
St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolChorley0.8817not published
Withnell Fold Primary SchoolChorley0.805not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
St Michael's Church of England High SchoolChorley1.42219
Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolChorley1.14189
Parklands High SchoolChorley1.11215
Albany AcademyChorley0.91142
Southlands High SchoolChorley0.59123

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.