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Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire

Primrose Hill Road, Chorley, PR7 6BA

Website 01257276688

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 18/06/2024

Application demand

69%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.4%

6.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

421

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

69%

1st preference success rate

56 of 81 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

208

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference8156● 69%
2nd preference733● 4%
3rd preference540● 0%
Total2085928%

1st preference success by year

62%
2020
76%
2021
82%
2022
66%
2023
100%
2024
69%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Claire Jones
Address
Primrose Hill Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6BA
Phone
01257276688
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Euxton · Chorley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119309

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support9%——
48% boys (201)52% girls (220)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

421 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    18 June 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 365 pupils

Attendance

96.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
5%
21/22
2%
22/23
3%
23/24
6%
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 & maths68%——
Higher standard15%——
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 standard70%
+8% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard82%
+7% vs England
Higher standard43%
+10% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard73%
-1% vs England
Higher standard28%
+2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard82%
+0% vs England

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

Primary results over time

772019712023682024702025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)70%61%
Higher standard13%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.