Westwood Primary School
Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR5 8LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Martin
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 119338
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772628051
About this school
Westwood Primary School is a community primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 76% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 93% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 86% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 86% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Westwood 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 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westwood Primary School compares
Westwood Primary School ranked 373rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.4% | 17.3% | 174 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 14.8% | 207 | 0.1 miles |
| Clayton Brook Primary School | 32% | 9.5% | 56.7% | 160 | 0.3 miles |
| Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 250 | 0.6 miles |
| Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 219 | 0.8 miles |
| Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 66 | 1.2 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)
- 17.28%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 10.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Clayton Brook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Westwood Primary School ranks 35th 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 year groups does Westwood Primary School teach?
- Westwood Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Westwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westwood Primary School is Mrs Julie Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westwood 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 big is Westwood Primary School?
- Westwood Primary School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Westwood Primary School full?
- Westwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 174 on roll (83%), so it has space against 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 Westwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Westwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westwood Primary School rank locally?
- Westwood Primary School ranked 373rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Westwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westwood 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.