St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

About St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley is a standout performer when measured against the local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Lancashire average of just 60%. That is a gap of 34 percentage points, and it places the school first out of 46 primary schools in the Chorley local authority ranking, and in the top 1% nationally. The school also ranks third across all 480 primary schools in Lancashire, with only two others scoring higher on the same metric. This is a school that consistently delivers well above what most families in the area can expect from their local primary.

The Ofsted inspection from October 2023 awarded the school Outstanding across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is the second consecutive Outstanding rating, following a previous inspection in 2012. In terms of academic depth, 13% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, while individual subject scores were strong: a reading average score of 109, maths average of 107, and 45% of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading. The school is oversubscribed by a ratio of 2.86 to one, with 126 applications for 44 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 62 of those were first-preference choices. That level of demand reflects a reputation that parents clearly trust.

The school sits on a site that includes playing fields, an ICT suite, art studios, music rooms and a chapel, reflecting its Church of England foundation. Sports provision is broad, with rounders, football, athletics, cross country, tennis, cricket and swimming on offer, and clubs include gardening, choir, book club, science club and drama. SEND support covers a wide range of needs, including specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder and physical disability. With 10.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment but still achieves results that outstrip most peers. For families who can secure a place, this is a primary that combines strong academic outcomes with a full programme of enrichment and specialist support.

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