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Gillibrand Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Grosvenor Road, Chorley PR7 2PJ · gillibrandprimary.co.uk · 01257 274983
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- 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
- 201
- 96% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 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 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119324)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Gillibrand Primary School on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119324), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119324)
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119324)
May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119324)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 80
- 40% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (16%) with SEND