Schools

Chorley schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Chorley, 62 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 95% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 8 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

62state schools and nurseries

95%good or betterat their last inspection

8new report cardssince November 2025

6inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


Abbey Village Primary SchoolPR6 8DD	Primary	Withnell	Good (2024)
Adlington Primary SchoolPR7 4JA	Primary	Adlington	Good (2023)
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPR6 9QZ	Primary	Adlington	Good (2023)
Albany AcademyPR7 3AY	Secondary	Cowling	Good (2024)
Anderton Primary SchoolPR6 9NN	Primary	Adlington	Standards maintained (2025)
Balshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolPR7 6NS	Primary	Euxton	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyPR26 9HH	Secondary	Croston	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPR26 9AH	Primary	Croston	Good (2024)
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPR6 8NH	Primary	Brindle	Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolPR6 8PT	Primary	Brinscall	Good (2024)
Buckshaw Primary SchoolPR7 1XP	Primary	Chorley	Good in every area (2025)
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery UnitPR7 2LR	Primary	Chorley Moor	Good (2023)
Chorley Astley Park SchoolPR7 1JZ	Special	Chorley	School remains Outstanding (2024)
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPR6 0TE	Primary	Cowling	Outstanding (2023)
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolPR7 1RB	Primary	Chorley	Standards maintained (2025)
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolPR7 5NA	Primary	Charnock Richard	Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4
Clayton Brook Primary SchoolPR5 8HL	Primary	Clayton Brook	Good (2023)
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolPR6 7EU	Primary	Clayton Green	Standards maintained (2025)
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolPR6 7JR	Primary	Clayton Green	School remains Good (2023)
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary SchoolPR7 4PU	Primary	Coppull	School remains Good (2023)
Coppull Primary School and NurseryPR7 5AH	Primary	Coppull	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPR7 5DU	Primary	Coppull	Good (2023)
Duke Street Nursery SchoolPR7 3DU	Nursery	Chorley Moor	School remains Outstanding (2024)
Duke Street Primary SchoolPR7 3DU	Primary	Chorley Moor	Good (2022)
Eccleston Primary SchoolPR7 5RA	Primary	Eccleston	School remains Good (2023)
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPR7 5TE	Primary	Eccleston	Standards maintained (2025)
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPR7 6JW	Primary	Euxton	Outstanding (2023)
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary SchoolPR7 6BA	Primary	Euxton	Outstanding (2024)
Farington Primary SchoolPR25 4GH	Primary	Clayton-le-Woods	Good (2024)
Gillibrand Primary SchoolPR7 2PJ	Primary	Chorley Moor	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary SchoolPR7 5LU	Primary	Eccleston	Good in every area (2025)
Highfield Community Primary SchoolPR6 0SP	Primary	Chorley	Good (2019)
Highfield Nursery SchoolPR6 0SL	Nursery	Chorley	Outstanding in every area (2025)
Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolPR7 3LS	Secondary	Chorley Moor	School remains Good (2022)
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-SchoolPR25 5TT	Primary	Clayton-le-Woods	School remains Good (2023)
Lever House Primary SchoolPR25 4YR	Primary	Clayton-le-Woods	Good (2023)
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolL40 2QT	Primary	Mawdesley	Good in every area (2024)
Mayfield SchoolPR7 3HN	Special	Chorley Moor	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Parklands High SchoolPR7 1LL	Secondary	Chorley	School remains Good (2023)
Rivington Foundation Primary SchoolBL6 7SE	Primary	Rivington	Improved significantly (2025)
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPR6 0LB	Primary	Cowling	School remains Good (2023)
Shaftesbury High SchoolPR7 3NQ	Alternative provision	Chorley Moor	Standards maintained (2025)
Southlands High SchoolPR7 2NJ	Secondary	Chorley Moor	Requires improvement (2024)
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPR6 7EB	Primary	Clayton Green	School remains Good (2022)
St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolPR25 4SJ	Primary	Clayton-le-Woods	Good (2023)
St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolPR6 8LL	Primary	Wheelton	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyPR7 3JU	Primary	Chorley Moor	Outstanding (2023)
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPR7 3QG	Primary	Chorley Moor	School remains Good (2024)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonPR6 9LZ	Primary	Adlington	Good in every area (2025)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPR6 0JF	Primary	Chorley	Good (2023)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellPR6 8SD	Primary	Withnell	Standards maintained (2025)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyPR7 2RJ	Primary	Chorley	Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area
St Michael's Church of England High SchoolPR7 1RS	Secondary	Chorley	Good (2022)
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, CoppullPR7 5DH	Primary	Coppull	Good in every area (2024)
St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, MawdesleyL40 3PP	Primary	Mawdesley	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyPR6 0DX	Primary	Chorley	Good (2022)
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonPR7 6JW	Primary	Euxton	Good (2024)
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolPR26 9HJ	Primary	Croston	School remains Outstanding (2024)
Westwood Primary SchoolPR5 8LS	Primary	Clayton Green	Standards maintained (2025)
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolPR6 7PS	Primary	Whittle le Woods	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024)
Withnell Fold Primary SchoolPR6 8BA	Primary	Brindle	Standards maintained (2025)
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary SchoolWN6 9RN	Primary	Coppull	Improved significantly (2025)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 8 Chorley report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 38 times, strong standard 11 times, needs attention 5 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at PR, BL, L, WN and BB postcodes and show here the ones in Chorley. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Schools in every area

Questions people ask

How many schools in Chorley are rated good or better?

95% of the 62 state schools and nurseries in Chorley were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Chorley?

There are 62 state-funded schools and nurseries in Chorley: 51 primary, 6 secondary, 2 nursery, 2 special, 1 alternative provision.