Eccleston Primary School
Doctors Lane, Chorley, PR7 5RA
204 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 February 2023, published 22 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 88% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 26 | 61 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 27 | 63 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 61 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 76 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 24 | 50 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 33 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 25 | 24 | 61 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 37 | 66 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School 3.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School 3.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.