Primary school

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • PR6 8LL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,652 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 79%79%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 5%5% · 2018/192022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM62% · North West 63%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 20 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 68% · 19 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 21 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 89% · 19 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 20 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 20 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 62% · 21 pupils · North West 63%89%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 20 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 19 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 21 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 37% · 19 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 15% · 20 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 20 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 21 pupils · North West 6%37%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 20 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 19 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 21 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 19 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 20 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 20 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 21 pupils · North West 105109100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 19 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 21 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 19 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 20 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 20 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 21 pupils · North West 105109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd152
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026139
Free school meals (past 6 years)1.4%
First language not English0.7%
SEN support10.1%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)2.7%
Persistently absent pupils1.7%

Girls 42%Boys 58%

88.5% full · 157 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 4.5
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 6.3 FTE · Whole workforce 12.4 · 20 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,611
Spend per pupil£7,853
Staff spend per pupil£5,466
Reserve per pupil£69
  • +£9,646revenue reserve
  • −£33,592in-year balance

Grants £6,914 · self-generated £697 · premises £291 per pupil