Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119670
Address
Brooke Street, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, PR6 0LB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
176 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
43.2%
Girls
56.8%
First language not English
23.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.9%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69.9%
Indian 6.8%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 5.7%
Other Asian 5.1%
African 4.5%
Other Black 1.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.6
WritingAverage0.9
MathsWell above average5.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
11
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
10
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
10
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
22
11
11
Year 1
28
9
19
Year 2
17
4
13
Year 3
29
14
15
Year 4
29
17
12
Year 5
24
9
15
Year 6
27
12
15
Year 2024-2025

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