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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

Chorley, PR7 3QG · Lancashire · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2014 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
OfstedGood
Pupils202
FSM18.8%
KS2 expected38%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-03-14 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley continues to be a good school, providing a cheerful and peaceful learning environment where pupils are happy, feel safe, and enjoy their learning. The school has high expectations of its education and helps pupils to learn essential information.

Strengths:

  • The school is a cheerful hive of focused learning with a peaceful atmosphere.
  • Pupils are happy, feel safe, and enjoy their learning.
  • The school has high expectations of its education and helps pupils to learn essential information.
  • Pupils learn quickly that their views are important to leaders and staff, and that the school cares deeply about how they feel about themselves and their lives.
  • The school provides pupils with a well-considered programme of personal development, including learning about the rich contribution of Chinese culture and languages in world history.

Areas to improve:

  • In some subjects, the school does not build well enough on pupils' prior learning in the early years as well as it could, meaning that some of pupils' learning is not built securely on what they already know.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

Lancashire's own term is 'Geographical Priority Area' (GPA) — a criterion for community/VC schools; academies/VA/foundation schools set their own arrangements.

Source: Lancashire admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2014-12-03)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good

What the entrance test covers

There is no shared Lancashire 11+ — each school sets its own exam, and formats/providers differ and have changed recently, so always check the school's own admissions page for the current year. As of the 2026 test round: - Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School — GL Assessment-style multiple-choice papers (maths, English, verbal reasoning). - Clitheroe Royal Grammar School — moved to FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) papers: Paper 1 English & maths multiple-choice, Paper 2 English & maths short written answers. - Lancaster Girls' Grammar School — FSCE papers. - Lancaster Royal Grammar School — GL Assessment-style papers (maths, English, verbal reasoning). Because providers differ, practice material for one Lancashire school may not match another's format — and a child applying to schools in both Clitheroe/Lancaster and the Bacup area may face two different exam styles.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit 0.2 mi · Primary · Good Chorley, PR7 2LR Gillibrand Primary School 0.5 mi · Primary · Outstanding Chorley, PR7 2PJ Duke Street Primary School 0.5 mi · Primary · Good Chorley, PR7 3DU St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley 0.6 mi · Primary · Outstanding Chorley, PR7 3JU Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley 0.8 mi · Primary · Good Chorley, PR6 0LB St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley 0.9 mi · Primary · Good Chorley, PR7 2RJ

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Lancashire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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