Primary schools in Chorley

40 primary schools in Chorley, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

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).

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

Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding · PR6 0TE
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolOutstanding · PR7 6JW
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary SchoolOutstanding · PR7 6BA
St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyOutstanding · PR7 3JU
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellOutstanding · PR6 8SD
Abbey Village Primary SchoolGood · PR6 8DD
Adlington Primary SchoolGood · PR7 4JA
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · PR6 9QZ
Balshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolGood · PR7 6NS
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolGood · PR6 8PT
Buckshaw Primary SchoolGood · PR7 1XP
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery UnitGood · PR7 2LR
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolGood · PR7 1RB
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolStrong standard · PR7 5NA
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolGood · PR6 7EU
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolGood · PR6 7JR
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary SchoolGood · PR7 4PU
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood · PR7 5DU
Eccleston Primary SchoolGood · PR7 5RA
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · PR7 5TE
Gillibrand Primary SchoolGood · PR7 2PJ
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary SchoolGood · PR7 5LU
Highfield Community Primary SchoolGood · PR6 0SP
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyGood · PR6 0LB
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolGood · PR6 7EB
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyGood · PR7 3QG
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonGood · PR6 9LZ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyGood · PR6 0JF
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, CoppullGood · PR7 5DH
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonGood · PR7 6JW
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw VillageGood · PR7 7HZ
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolGood · PR6 7PS
Westwood Primary SchoolGood (2019) · PR5 8LS
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolExpected standard · PR6 8NH
St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolExpected standard · PR6 8LL
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyExpected standard · PR7 2RJ
St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyExpected standard · PR6 0DX
Coppull Primary School and NurseryNeeds attention · PR7 5AH
Duke Street Primary SchoolNeeds attention · PR7 3DU
Withnell Fold Primary SchoolNo current grade · PR6 8BA

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