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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley

Voluntary aided primary school in Chorley (Lancashire).

KS2 RWM expected
62%
same England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
67%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.5%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.5
▼ 2.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.3%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
84%
289 / 345 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley is a Church of England primary school located in Chorley, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 293 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 345. The school is led by Miss Rachel Brown.

Enrichment

17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Choir
  • Coding
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Gymnastics
  • Lego
  • Music
  • Pottery
  • Taekwondo
  • Textiles

and 1 more

Key facts

URN
119806
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Lancashire
Constituency
Chorley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (9 current, 0 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Karen StephensChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Richard HallGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Marc CritchleyGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Riz GhayasGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Leah SharplesGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Father Cornelius Aghar AgharGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2028
Mrs Jayne TillotsonGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Hannah WilkesGovernorElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Dave RobertsGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record