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Faith schools in and near Adlington

All 2 faith schools in Adlington, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Adlington

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  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

    Chorley, PR6 9LZ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Adlington faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Adlington faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.8%Adlington faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    180
    Pupils per teacher
    21.8
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
  2. Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Chorley, PR6 9QZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Adlington faith schools average, high absence.

    18 first choices, 19 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Adlington faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Adlington faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    156
    Pupils per teacher
    18.1
    View school Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Just outside Adlington

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Adlington.

  1. Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School

    1.6 miles from Adlington · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Methodist
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Adlington faith schools average.

    35 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1156%

    Adlington faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Adlington faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    260
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
  2. Holy Cross Catholic High School

    2.0 miles from Adlington · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the England average, high absence.

    216 first choices, 189 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1655.4

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.0%Adlington faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    976
    Pupils per teacher
    16.9
    View school Holy Cross Catholic High School
  3. St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

    2.0 miles from Adlington · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Adlington faith schools average.

    48 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1187%

    Adlington faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Adlington faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    317
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
The big picture

How Adlington's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Adlington

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Adlington

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Adlington have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Adlington, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Adlington, teaching 336 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

67.3% of pupils in Adlington faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

18.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,399 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Adlington?
There are 2 faith schools in Adlington, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Adlington?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Adlington on Eduscope are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton and Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Adlington ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Adlington faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Adlington is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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