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Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley PR7 6NS · balshawlane.co.uk · 01257 278722

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
382
91% of 420 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
9.9%
First language not English
3.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aspirational Futures Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 53 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: 35 (Places 41)35September 2023: 48 (Places 58)48September 2024: 56 (Places 58)56September 2025: 36 (Places 42)36September 2026: 51 (Places 53)51Places 53
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202653511100%
September 2025Sept 202542360.9100%
September 2024Sept 202458561100%
September 2023Sept 202358480.8100%
September 2022Sept 202241350.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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: 40% (England 53%)40%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 79% (England 64%)79%2018/19: 61% (England 65%)61%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 60% (England 61%)60%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼101105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119312)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Balshaw Lane Community Primary School on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
23 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119312), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119312)

  • Feb 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119312)

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
75
19% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲75% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 28% who had a child bullied

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