St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton
Wigan Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Noblet
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 119676
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257262049
About this school
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 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 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 79% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 83% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton 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 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton compares
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton ranked 31st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 195 | — |
| Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 209 | 0.1 miles |
| Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 421 | 0.4 miles |
| Balshaw Lane Community Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 11.7% | 382 | 0.7 miles |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village | 64% | 4% | 8.7% | 559 | 1.3 miles |
| Buckshaw Primary School | 43% | 5.1% | 37.8% | 210 | 1.3 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)
- 10.05%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 8.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village1.3 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Buckshaw Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton ranks 3rd 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 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton teach?
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton?
- The headteacher of St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton is Mrs Sue Noblet, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton, 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 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton?
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton full?
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 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 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton a faith school?
- Yes. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton as having no nursery classes.
- How have St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% 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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton rank locally?
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton ranked 31st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% 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. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton's absence rate?
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton'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.