St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road, Clayton Green, Chorley, PR6 7EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Clayton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 119674
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772335861
About this school
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 32 | 31 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 77% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 81% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 St Bede's Catholic 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 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede's Catholic Primary School compares
St Bede's Catholic Primary School ranked 200th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.6% | 14.8% | 207 | — |
| Westwood Primary School | 44% | 4.4% | 17.3% | 174 | 0.1 miles |
| Clayton Brook Primary School | 32% | 9.5% | 56.7% | 160 | 0.4 miles |
| Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 250 | 0.5 miles |
| Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School | 81% | 3% | 4.2% | 240 | 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)
- 14.84%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westwood Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Clayton Brook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
St Bede's Catholic Primary School ranks 21st 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 St Bede's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bede's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Samantha Clayton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bede's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic 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 St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Bede's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), 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 St Bede's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Bede's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bede's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Bede's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Bede's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School ranked 200th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bede's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's Catholic 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.