Church Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 5NA
10 reasons to choose Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School
Top line
Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chorley and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 24% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 29% of schools.
The Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School
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