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Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Chorley, PR7 5TEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
26 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1839 of 13,686 nationally

About Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School currently holds a Good rating from Ofsted, following an inspection in 2025 where inspectors judged that standards were maintained. The school's most recent graded inspection, in 2020, awarded it Good across the board for quality of education, early years provision, personal development, and leadership and management, with an Outstanding grade for behaviour and attitudes. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That figure is well above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing the school 7th out of 46 primary schools in the Chorley area and within the top 25% nationally. Average scores in reading (107) and maths (109) were both above the national benchmark of 100, and 21% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressThe Green, Chorley, Chorley, PR7 5TE
HeadteacherJacqui Birchall
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils166
Free School Meals (FSM)18.7%
School Capacity166 / 210 (79% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 10 Feb 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosLibraryForest SchoolICT SuiteGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

DanceAthleticsTennisSwimmingNetball

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubGardeningCodingDrama

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

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: ecclestonstmarysceprimary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Eccleston St Mary's Church of England 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.