Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School, Chorley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating an inclusive, nurturing environment where every child feels valued and safe. Pupils achieve well academically while developing into confident, compassionate individuals with a strong sense of justice and community spirit. The school's commitment to whole-child development, combined with high-quality teaching and extensive enrichment opportunities, helps pupils thrive both academically and personally.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above national average in key stage 2 tests and phonics screening checks
- Exemplary behaviour across the school with a calm, positive learning environment
- Extensive personal development and wellbeing programme that prepares pupils for life beyond school
- High attendance rates supported by strong relationships with families
- Highly effective teaching of phonics and mathematics with secure foundations in communication and literacy
Areas for Improvement
- Systems for monitoring the impact of support for some pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are not consistently robust enough
- A small number of pupils do not receive precise, consistently helpful support despite targeted intervention
- Building staff confidence and expertise across year groups and subjects following recent staffing changes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons and live performances, sporting competitions, charitable activities and fundraising
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School is a strong performing school where pupils learn well, achieve highly, and benefit from an ambitious personal development programme. The school provides a calm, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe, valued and proud to be part of the community.
At a Glance
8.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 82% to 92%. Maths has remained stable at around 92%. Writing has remained stable at around 85%.
Class Sizes
28.1
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
196 pupils
210 capacity
14 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Chorley
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Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.54487%
Overall absence
1.74419%
Persistent absence
172
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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