Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Chorley, Lancashire. Outstanding (Jun 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 13 June 2023, report published 25 July 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2027

The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.2 milesHighfield Community Primary School
Primary, Chorley, Lancashire
Good (Sep 2019)
0.3 milesSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Primary, Chorley, Lancashire
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
0.6 milesSt Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
Primary, Chorley, Lancashire
Good (Oct 2022)
0.7 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Primary, Chorley, Lancashire
Good (Jun 2023)
0.7 milesDuke Street Primary School
Primary, Chorley, Lancashire
Good (Nov 2022)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.