Westwood Primary School, Chorley
Westwood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Chorley. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 40 schools in Chorley with published results, and 11,772nd of 14,452 across England. It was 78% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Westwood Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Westwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Westwood Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Westwood Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Westwood Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Westwood Primary School are St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 77% maths); Clayton Brook Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 40% maths); Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 81% maths); and Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 53% reading, 68% maths).
Westwood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolClayton Brook Primary SchoolClayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolClayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
What parents say
39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Westwood Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).
Who goes there
4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Mixed (9%) and Black (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bamber Bridge Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Bedes RCPS (by), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Westwood Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Westwood Primary School creates a kind and respectful community where pupils are happy and feel safe. Teachers design engaging lessons that help children build rich knowledge across all subjects, with particularly strong reading provision. The school goes beyond the classroom with exciting trips, residential visits, and outdoor learning to prepare pupils well for their future.
Key Strengths
- Well-designed, broad and ambitious curriculum that gives teachers clear guidance on what to teach
- Strong reading provision with pupils developing reading skills confidently and fluently
- Excellent pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning, especially as pupils get older
- Good personal development opportunities including trips, woodland skills, and residential visits
- Effective attendance support with improving attendance rates
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment and feedback strategies are not consistently effective - pupils sometimes repeat errors or don't have misconceptions addressed quickly
- Staff don't always receive robust guidance on adapting learning and support for pupils with special educational needs
- Need to refine assessment approaches to better support pupils in addressing errors and knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, inter-school competitions, woodland skills, residential visit to outdoor activity centre, library visits, fundraising for charities
Westwood Primary School has maintained good standards since its last inspection in 2019. The school is friendly and ambitious, with pupils who are kind, respectful, and happy to learn.
At a Glance
24.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
39 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 56% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 63% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
25.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Westwood Primary School
Term dates
Westwood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Westwood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Westwood Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 28
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 21 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Westwood Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
164 pupils
210 places
46 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Chorley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chorley
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
20.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
174
Total Pupils
93
Boys
81
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
21.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,083
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,653
Per pupil
£1007k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
10.1%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Westwood Primary School
What are SATs results like at Westwood Primary School?
Of the pupils at Westwood Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 56% did so in maths.
What is Westwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Westwood Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Westwood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Westwood Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Westwood Primary School?
Westwood Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 78% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Westwood Primary School?
Classes at Westwood Primary School average 24.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Westwood Primary School?
Westwood Primary School has around 174 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Westwood Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Westwood Primary School in 2024/25. 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Westwood Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Westwood Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Westwood Primary School's term dates?
Westwood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Westwood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 21 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Westwood Primary School?
Westwood Primary School is at Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, PR5 8LS.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)