Highfield Road South, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 1RB
10 reasons to choose The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
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The Parish of St Laurence 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 5 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) 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 (2020) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. 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 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 The Parish of St Laurence 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 The Parish of St Laurence 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 may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Ashbridge Preparatory School (9.1 miles); Clevelands Preparatory School (9.2 miles); Westholme Junior & Infants School (10.6 miles).
St George’s Church of England Primary School, Chorley (1.4 miles); Euxton Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Euxton (2.8 miles).
Abrar Academy (9.3 miles); Lord’s Independent School (10 miles); Bolton School Girls’ Division (10.1 miles).
St Michael’s Church of England High School (0.3 miles); Balshaw’s Church of England High School (3.9 miles); Runshaw College (4.3 miles).