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Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Chorley, Lancashire. Standards maintained (Jan 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 January 2020, report published 10 February 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

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.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 8 January 2025, report published 10 February 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around January 2029

The last inspection was in January 2025. 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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.2 milesEccleston Primary School

    Primary, Chorley, Lancashire

    School remains Good (Feb 2023)

  2. 1.4 milesHeskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School

    Primary, Chorley, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)

  3. 1.6 milesSt Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Primary, Nr Ormskirk, Lancashire

    Report card, May 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention

  4. 2.1 milesMawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Ormskirk, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)

  5. 2.2 milesChrist Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School

    Primary, Chorley, Lancashire

    Report card, Feb 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected

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