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EnglandNorth WestChorleyPR7 2RJSt Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

Primary

Chorley · Chorley · PR7 2RJ www.chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
202
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£6980 spend / pupil£7042 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
-14pp
76%68%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
9%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
2%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, PR7 2RJ
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%6%75%31%84%16%72%22%88%81%105.0104.0104.010%202
2023/2473%0%90%60%80%7%87%27%87%83%110.0106.0106.07%212
2022/2367%7%80%33%83%13%77%20%87%73%106.0105.0106.0+0.10+0.90+0.305%238
2018/1976%14%86%41%90%17%86%34%90%93%107.0107.0107.0+2.70+0.90+1.605%247
2017/1876%14%79%38%93%24%86%21%86%90%106.0105.0107.0+0.40+1.50+0.106%242
2016/1777%16%90%42%81%19%94%32%90%87%108.0106.0108.0+2.60-0.40+1.406%246

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520225.010%4%5%2%2%
2023/2421224.77%4%4%4%6%
2022/2323820.25%4%4%4%4%
2021/2223826.45%4%4%4%3%
2020/2123926.66%4%4%
2018/1924724.75%5%3%3%2%
2017/1824226.96%5%4%3%3%
2016/1724624.66%5%5%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.