Primary school

Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • PR6 0TE
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,846 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 60%2018/19: top 11%11% · 2018/192022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 31%2024/25: top 66%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM58% · North West 63%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 42% · 24 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 84% · 25 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 58% · 31 pupils · North West 63%84%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 8% · 24 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 20% · 25 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 6%20%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 25 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 31 pupils · North West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 25 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 31 pupils · North West 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.9%
29 of 35 who put it first2014 · 70.0%2026 · 82.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3529
2nd290
3rd280

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026229
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.8%
First language not English10.5%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils8.4%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

127.2% full · 180 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.6
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 5.6

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 26.1 · 39 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,595
Spend per pupil£7,505
Staff spend per pupil£5,677
Reserve per pupil£588
  • +£129,845revenue reserve
  • +£19,949in-year balance

Grants £7,068 · self-generated £528 · premises £384 per pupil