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Adlington Primary School

Chorley, PR7 4JAPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 22 places
Ranking
#6,951
of 13,686 nationally

About Adlington Primary School

Adlington Primary School is a state primary in Chorley, Lancashire, and sits within a local landscape where a handful of nearby schools consistently outrank it on key measures. The top three performers in the same local authority are Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George’s Church of England Primary School, Chorley. Adlington itself ranks 29th out of 46 primary schools in Chorley, placing it in the bottom half of the LA table. Across the wider North West region, it sits around the middle of the pack, ranked 1,003rd out of 2,065 primaries. The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 5 to 11, with a headteacher named Jennifer Birkin. It currently has 129 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 140, and 14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in July 2023, the school was rated Good overall, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous inspection in 2013.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPark Road, Chorley, Chorley, PR7 4JA
HeadteacherJennifer Birkin
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils129
Free School Meals (FSM)14.7%
School Capacity129 / 140 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
ICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolMusic RoomsSports HallDining HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballGymnasticsCricketNetballCross CountryDanceAthletics

Clubs & Activities

ChessGardeningArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Adlington Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.