Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road, Chorley, PR7 1JZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieran Welsh
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 176
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 119877
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257262227
About this school
Chorley Astley Park School is a community special school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 161 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chorley Astley Park 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.54%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 17.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oliver House School0.5 miles
Special schools · Chorley
-
Lancashire College of Adult Education0.5 miles
Other types · Chorley
-
Mayfield House School0.6 miles
Special schools
-
Mayfield School0.9 miles
Special schools · Chorley
-
Shaftesbury High School0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
- Mayfield School Special schools
- Meadow View Learning Centre Special schools
- Oliver House School Special schools
- Shaftesbury High School Local authority maintained schools
- Westmorland School Special schools
- Duke Street Nursery School Nursery
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Chorley Astley Park School teach?
- Chorley Astley Park School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Chorley Astley Park School?
- The headteacher of Chorley Astley Park School is Mr Kieran Welsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chorley Astley Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chorley Astley Park 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 Chorley Astley Park School?
- Chorley Astley Park School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Chorley Astley Park School full?
- Chorley Astley Park School has capacity for 176 pupils and 161 on roll (91%), 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 Chorley Astley Park School a faith school?
- No. Chorley Astley Park School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Chorley Astley Park School have?
- The schools register lists Chorley Astley Park School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chorley Astley Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Chorley Astley Park School's absence rate?
- Chorley Astley Park School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chorley Astley Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chorley Astley Park 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.