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Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire

Unity Place, Chorley, PR7 7HZ

Website 01772624416

66

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 11/10/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.0%

8.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

559

Capacity used

Has space

89%

630 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

48 of 48 families who put it first got an offer

52

Places offered

98

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4848● 100%
2nd preference254● 16%
3rd preference250● 0%
Total985253%

1st preference success by year

74%
2020
99%
2021
100%
2022
98%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Jill Wright
Address
Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7HZ
Phone
01772624416
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Buckshaw & Whittle · Chorley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
135860

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals10%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support11%——
53% boys (295)47% girls (264)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

559 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    11 October 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 538 pupils

Attendance

96.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
10%
21/22
9%
22/23
8%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths66%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard64%
+2% vs England
Higher standard16%
+8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard78%
+3% vs England
Higher standard40%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth25%
+12% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard22%
-4% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard74%
+1% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

842019652023662024642025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)64%61%
Higher standard16%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.