Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Hodgson
- Sponsor
- Aspirational Futures Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 150117
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257278722
About this school
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is a primary academy in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 382 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
How Balshaw Lane Community Primary School compares
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School ranked 283rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.3% | 11.7% | 382 | — |
| Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton | 83% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Buckshaw Primary School | 43% | 5.1% | 37.8% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley | 59% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 206 | 0.9 miles |
| Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 421 | 1.1 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)
- 11.69%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton0.7 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Buckshaw Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley0.9 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School ranks 31st 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
- 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
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Balshaw Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Balshaw Lane Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is Mrs Catherine Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Balshaw Lane Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Balshaw Lane Community 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 Balshaw Lane Community Primary School?
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Balshaw Lane Community Primary School full?
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 382 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 Balshaw Lane Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Balshaw Lane Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Balshaw Lane Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Balshaw Lane Community Primary School?
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is part of ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Balshaw Lane Community Primary School rank locally?
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School ranked 283rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Balshaw Lane Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census.
- What are Balshaw Lane Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Balshaw Lane Community 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 10 July 2026.