Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School

About Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School

Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School is a state primary in Chorley, part of the Lancashire local authority, and sits among a competitive field of 480 primary schools in the area. While it is not among the very top-ranked peers locally — Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley, lead the pack — the school holds its own with a Good Ofsted rating from its most recent inspection in 2023. That inspection marked a significant turnaround from the previous one in 2019, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall. The improvement is notable across the board: leadership and management, quality of education, and early years provision all moved from Requires Improvement to Good, while personal development and behaviour and attitudes both achieved the highest possible rating of Outstanding. With 186 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school is not yet full, but it is clearly in demand — for the 2025/26 intake, it received 72 applications for just 30 places, with 26 of those going to first-preference families.

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