Schools in PR6
Primary and secondary schools serving PR6, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 52,015 (2024)
Schools in PR6
36 schools in PR6: 27 primary, 2 secondary and 7 other, including 5 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 35 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent11.1%
- Good75%
- Not rated13.9%
The largest schools here
- Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,626 pupils · 86% fullGood4.7 miles · June 2023
- St Michael's Church of England High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,134 pupils · 101% fullGood1.1 miles · September 2022
- St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 289 pupils · 84% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2022
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 250 pupils · 96% fullGood2.5 miles · June 2023
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 240 pupils · 99% fullGood1.9 miles · February 2023
- Highfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 234 pupils · 84% fullGood0.9 miles · September 2019
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 127% fullExcellent1 mile · June 2023
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 219 pupils · 104% fullGood0.6 miles · June 2023
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 219 pupils · 93% fullGood2.8 miles · December 2019
- St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 207 pupils · 99% fullGood2.9 miles · October 2022
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 201 pupils · 96% fullGood1.1 miles · January 2020
- Anderton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 185 pupils · 88% fullGood3.5 miles · September 2019
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 184 pupils · 88% fullGood4.3 miles · February 2023
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 183 pupils · 87% fullGood2.1 miles · January 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 180 pupils · 86% fullGood3.6 miles · February 2020
- Westwood Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 174 pupils · 83% fullGood3.0 miles · April 2019
- Chorley Astley Park SchoolOther · ages 4–16 · 161 pupils · 91% fullExcellent1.4 miles · June 2024
- Clayton Brook Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 160 pupils · 77% fullGood3.3 miles · November 2022
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 157 pupils · 87% fullGood1.3 miles · February 2023
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 156 pupils · 74% fullGood3.6 miles · March 2023
- St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 139 pupils · 89% fullGood1 mile · July 2022
- Adlington Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 123 pupils · 88% fullGood3.8 miles · July 2023
- Rivington Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 109 pupils · 104% fullGood3.5 miles · January 2020
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 92 pupils · 88% fullExcellent2.9 miles · October 2019
- Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 91 pupils · 93% fullGood5.1 miles · February 2024
- Cumberland SchoolOther · ages 7–18 · Independent · 85 pupils · 89% fullNot rated4.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BrindlePrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 83 pupils · 69% fullGood4.3 miles · October 2015
- Withnell Fold Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 83 pupils · 85% fullGood2.5 miles · January 2015
- Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 0–5 · 77 pupilsExcellent0.9 miles · November 2023
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 66 pupils · 94% fullGood3.0 miles · June 2026
And 6 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.