St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR6 7EB · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS266%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM16.9%
0.1 miles away
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Westwood Primary School
Community school · Chorley · PR5 8LS
Ages 5–11 · 174 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
55%
Overall absence
5.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-01-29
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 4.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 154
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill83%
174 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- Boys / girls
- 93 / 81
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 174 / 210 (83%)
- Free school meals
- 24.1%
- FSM pupils
- 42
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 5–11
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
- Mrs Julie Martin
Location
- Address
- Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods
- Postcode
- PR5 8LS
- Town
- Chorley
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Chorley
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
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 5–11, in Chorley, Lancashire, 174 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.1%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Clayton Brook Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR5 8HL · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS238%
- Absence8.2%
- FSM57.0%
0.3 miles away
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Chorley · PR6 7JR · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS260%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM4.4%
0.6 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR6 7EU · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM4.8%
0.8 miles away
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR6 8NH · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS250%
- Absence2.7%
- FSM3.0%
1.2 miles away
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
CHORLEY · PR6 7PS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence3.6%
- FSM2.9%
1.3 miles away
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR5 6ED · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM29.7%
1.5 miles away
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Leyland · PR25 5TT · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM21.5%
1.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Martin
- Telephone
- 01772628051