St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

ChorleyConstituency

PR6 0JFPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 219 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

219

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 219
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
20 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.