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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Garstang Road, Chipping, Preston PR3 2QH · st-marys-chipping.lancs.sch.uk · 0199561367
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2017/18
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 58
- 83% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 7 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 10 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2017/18, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 19
- 53% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied