Open the map

Schools by area › Lancashire › Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided

Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley PR7 7HZ · trinitybuckshaw.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 624416

On the mapSearch near PR7 7HZ

Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
64%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
559
89% of 630 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Free school meals
10.4%
First language not English
6.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 74 (Places 85)74September 2023: 80 (Places 90)80September 2024: 75 (Places 75)75September 2025: 48 (Places 52)48September 2026: 42 (Places 47)42Places 47
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202647420.9100%
September 2025Sept 202552480.9100%
September 2024Sept 202475751100%
September 2023Sept 202390800.998%
September 2022Sept 202285740.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 60% (England 53%)60%2016/17: 80% (England 61%)80%2017/18: 82% (England 64%)82%2018/19: 84% (England 65%)84%2022/23: 65% (England 60%)65%2023/24: 66% (England 61%)66%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
▲16%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
11 Oct 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
75%
Replies
118
19% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼76% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼48% agreeEngland 67%

based on 21 parents (18%) with SEND

Also near this school

All schools in Lancashire