What are the best faith schools in Chorley?

Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked faith schools in Chorley include Buckshaw Village Nursery, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chorley Brooke Street, and Busy Bodies Big Kids Club. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.

How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Chorley?

Chorley has 10 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 38 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.

How are faith schools in Chorley ranked on Eduscope?

Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.

What is the average class size in Chorley faith schools?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Chorley is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Best Faith Schools in Chorley

29 faith schools found

Key Facts

In Chorley, 29 faith schools (27.9% of 104) educate 7,480 pupils, significantly above the national average of 13.4%.
Faith schools in Chorley have a 100.0% Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating, with 4 Outstanding and 25 Good out of 29 inspected schools.
Chorley's faith schools have a pupil-teacher ratio of 20.63, with 69.1% of pupils meeting the expected standard at KS2, compared to 61.0% nationally.
With 72.5% achieving grade 5+ in English & maths, and a persistent absence rate of 9.8%, Chorley's faith schools outperform national averages in several key areas.

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Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 8PT

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected71%

Absence3.1%

Pupils187

P/T Ratio23.4

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

Ofsted

Outstanding

Chorley, PR6 8SD

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected79%

Absence3.5%

Pupils99

P/T Ratio23.0

St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

Ofsted

Outstanding

Chorley, PR7 3JU

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected94%

Absence3.7%

Pupils313

P/T Ratio17.6

Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 1RB

State · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected60%

Absence3.5%

Pupils211

P/T Ratio26.3

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 6JW

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected79%

Absence3.9%

Pupils199

P/T Ratio28.4

Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 5TE

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected79%

Absence4.3%

Pupils166

P/T Ratio17.8

St Michael's Church of England High School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 1RS

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.56

Attainment 859.7

Eng+Maths92%

Pupils1,133

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 0JF

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected69%

Absence4.2%

Pupils236

P/T Ratio25.1

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 7HZ

State · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected66%

Absence4.0%

Pupils589

P/T Ratio23.9

Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 5NA

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected71%

Absence4.0%

Pupils197

P/T Ratio26.3

Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 7PS

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected77%

Absence3.6%

Pupils241

P/T Ratio25.1

Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Chorley, PR6 0TE

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected70%

Absence4.7%

Pupils237

P/T Ratio23.5

Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Chorley, PR7 6JW

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected72%

Absence3.8%

Pupils209

P/T Ratio25.5

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 8LL

State · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected70%

Absence3.6%

Pupils138

P/T Ratio23.5

Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 9QZ

Academy · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected61%

Absence4.7%

Pupils164

P/T Ratio19.1

Holy Cross Catholic High School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 3LS

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.75

Attainment 856.9

Eng+Maths85%

Pupils977

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 0LB

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected77%

Absence5.7%

Pupils176

P/T Ratio19.3

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 2LR

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected47%

Absence6.6%

Pupils199

P/T Ratio18.8

Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 5LU

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected71%

Absence5.3%

Pupils86

P/T Ratio14.3

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 5DU

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected59%

Absence4.9%

Pupils84

P/T Ratio16.8

St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 0DX

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected56%

Absence5.2%

Pupils293

P/T Ratio17.9

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 7EB

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected77%

Absence6.3%

Pupils202

P/T Ratio20.8

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR6 8NH

State · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected70%

Absence2.7%

Pupils70

P/T Ratio20.1

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull

Ofsted

Good

Chorley, PR7 5DH

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected78%

Absence4.0%

Pupils88

P/T Ratio17.5

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There are 104 faith schools in Chorley, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

Metric	Chorley	England
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)	100%	90%
Primary ResultsKS2 Expected Standard	69%	61%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8	+0.65	+0.00
Attainment 8	58.4	46.1
AttendancePersistent Absence	10%	20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio	20.6:1	18.1:1
Spending per Pupil	£6,827	£7,460

About This Data

•School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
•Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
•Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.

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Best Faith Schools in Chorley

Key Facts

Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

St Michael's Church of England High School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School

Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic High School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit

Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull

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