ClosedPrimaryURN 119312

Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

Community school · Chorley · PR7 6NS

Ages 4–11 · 388 pupils · Lancashire

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

4.7%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%

Higher standard (RWM)10%

Avg scaled score — reading: 107.0
Avg scaled score — maths: 103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS: 104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%

Persistent absence (10%+)8.7%

Unauthorised0.9%

Authorised absence: 3.9%
Severe absence (50%+): 0.3%
Enrolments in measure: 334

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

Overall
Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill92%

388 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll: 388
Boys / girls: 205 / 183
School capacity: 420
Capacity fill: 388 / 420 (92%)

Free school meals: 10.3%
FSM pupils: 40
Gender: Mixed
School type: Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

Nursery
Sixth form
Boarding
Special school
Independent
Academy

School characteristics

Special classes: No Special Classes

Governance: Community school
Headteacher: Ms Helen Gregson

Location

Address: Bredon Avenue, Euxton
Postcode: PR7 6NS
Town: Chorley
County: Lancashire
Local authority: Lancashire
District: Chorley
Constituency: Chorley
Urban/rural: (England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chorley, Lancashire, 388 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.3%.

Open schools in Chorley: 54
Primary schools in Chorley: 40
Academies among open schools in Chorley: 15% (8)
Open schools in PR7: 34
Primary in PR7: 22
Open schools in Lancashire LA: 709
Primary in Lancashire LA: 483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with these All in Chorley Near PR7

Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judged
Academy converter · Primary
Chorley · PR7 6NS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- FSM9.9%
0.0 miles away
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 6JW · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM5.7%
0.6 miles away
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 6JW · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS280%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM10.3%
0.7 miles away
Buckshaw Primary School
Ofsted: Not judged
Community school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 1XP · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
- KS232%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM31.9%
0.8 miles away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Ofsted: Expected standard
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 2RJ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM6.8%
0.9 miles away
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Community school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 6BA · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM8.3%
1.1 miles away
Gillibrand Primary School
Ofsted: Not judged
Academy converter · Primary
Chorley · PR7 2PJ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- FSM27.4%
1.3 miles away
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 1RB · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS272%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM16.9%
1.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher: Ms Helen Gregson