Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs H L Brooks
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 119463
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257791490
About this school
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 71% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 14% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 89% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE 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 | 82% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School compares
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School ranked 70th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 3.5% | 8.6% | 196 | — |
| Coppull Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 274 | 1.0 miles |
| Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.1% | 12.6% | 174 | 1.0 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull | 57% | 3.6% | 14.8% | 100 | 1.1 miles |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit | 48% | 5.1% | 64% | 200 | 1.4 miles |
| Gillibrand Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 29.4% | 201 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.63%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 1.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coppull Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull1.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit1.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Gillibrand Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School ranks 6th 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
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School teach?
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School is Mrs H L Brooks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE 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 Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School?
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School full?
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School ranked 70th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE 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.