Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, PR6 8PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Owen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 119705
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254830700
About this school
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School is a voluntary aided primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 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 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 71% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 16% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 81% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 74% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist 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 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School compares
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School ranked 167th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 183 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell | 71% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 92 | 0.8 miles |
| Withnell Fold Primary School | 42% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 83 | 1.1 miles |
| Abbey Village Primary School | 80% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 52 | 1.4 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 139 | 1.6 miles |
| Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 66 | 2.0 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)
- 4.81%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.69%
- Persistent absence
- 2.91%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell0.8 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Withnell Fold Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Abbey Village Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
St Chad's Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School ranks 17th 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
- 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
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School teach?
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School is Mrs Joanna Owen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist 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 Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School?
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School full?
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School is designated Church of England/Methodist, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School rank locally?
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School ranked 167th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School's absence rate?
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist 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.