Best Schools in Chorley

How many schools are there in Chorley?

Chorley has 55 open schools: 40 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 6 special and 4 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Chorley are rated Outstanding?

10 schools in Chorley were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School; Meadow View Learning Centre; Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School; Oliver House School; St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley; and 5 more. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 51 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Euxton Primrose Hill Primary SchoolMeadow View Learning CentreEuxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolOliver House SchoolSt George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Chorley get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Chorley with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Michael's Church of England High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.6 and 73% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Holy Cross Catholic High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.4 and 62% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Parklands High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.1 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Michael's Church of England High SchoolHoly Cross Catholic High SchoolParklands High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Chorley have the best SATs results?

Of the 40 primary schools in Chorley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (92% in reading, 100% in maths); Eccleston Primary School (94% in reading, 97% in maths); and St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton (97% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEccleston Primary SchoolSt. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Chorley?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Chorley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Chorley have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Chorley have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Chorley?

Apply to Lancashire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.