Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School
Primrose Hill Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Jones
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 119309
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257276688
About this school
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 15% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 76% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School compares
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School ranked 141st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 421 | — |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton | 83% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
| Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Balshaw Lane Community Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 11.7% | 382 | 1.1 miles |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village | 64% | 4% | 8.7% | 559 | 1.3 miles |
| Woodlea Junior School | — | — | — | 217 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.91%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton0.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village1.3 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Woodlea Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Leyland
Other schools in Chorley
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School ranks 14th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Chorley.
- Abbey Village Primary School Primary
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Buckshaw Primary School Primary
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School teach?
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School is Mrs Claire Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School?
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School full?
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 421 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School ranked 141st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.