Duke Street Primary School
Duke Street, Chorley, PR7 3DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Kidd
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 327
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 119352
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257239950
About this school
Duke Street Primary School is a community primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 317 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 48 | 45 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 53% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 64% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 73% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Duke Street 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 | 25% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 333 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Duke Street Primary School compares
Duke Street Primary School ranked 399th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.4% | 44.8% | 317 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley | 67% | 5% | 19.9% | 157 | 0.4 miles |
| Gillibrand Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 29.4% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley | 38% | 4.5% | 18.1% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley | 87% | 3.6% | 11.2% | 317 | 0.5 miles |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit | 48% | 5.1% | 64% | 200 | 0.5 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)
- 44.83%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 15.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley0.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
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Gillibrand Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
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St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
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Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Duke Street Primary School ranks 39th 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 Duke Street Primary School teach?
- Duke Street Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Duke Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Duke Street Primary School is Mr Andrew Kidd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Duke Street Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Duke Street 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 Duke Street Primary School?
- Duke Street Primary School has 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Duke Street Primary School full?
- Duke Street Primary School has capacity for 327 pupils and 317 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Duke Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Duke Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Duke Street Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Duke Street Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Duke Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Duke Street Primary School rank locally?
- Duke Street Primary School ranked 399th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Duke Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Duke Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Duke Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duke Street 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.