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Schools in Chorley

69 schools from official GIAS records — including 46 primary and 10 secondary.

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About schools in Chorley

Chorley has 69 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 46 primary (79%), 10 secondary (17%) and 2 nursery (3%). They fall under Lancashire local authority. The most common types are voluntary aided school (29), community school (19) and academy converter (7). This includes 8 academies, 7 independent schools and 7 special schools.

How many schools are there in Chorley?

GIAS lists 69 schools in Chorley, England.

What types of schools are in Chorley?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (46), secondary (10) and nursery (2).

Which local authority covers Chorley?

Chorley schools are in Lancashire.

Where does this Chorley data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Chorley

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed69

Age ranges

  • 4–1125
  • 5–1112
  • 11–1612
  • 3–115
  • 2–113
  • 4–162
  • 2–51
  • 0–51

Local authorities

  • Lancashire69

School types

  • Voluntary aided school29
  • Community school19
  • Academy converter7
  • Other independent special school4
  • Other independent school3
  • Local authority nursery school2
  • Community special school2
  • Pupil referral unit1
  • Miscellaneous1
  • Academy sponsor led1
Special
7
Independent
7
Academies
8

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