What schools serve Chorley?

There are 54 schools in Chorley, Lancashire, including Duke Street Nursery School, Highfield Nursery School, Buckshaw Primary School, Coppull Primary School and Nursery, Withnell Fold Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Chorley?

Chorley has 40 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. There are also 9 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Chorley?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Chorley, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Chorley schools are set by Lancashire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Lancashire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Chorley?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Chorley are set by Lancashire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Chorley

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Chorley is a large Lancashire town with 54 schools - 40 primaries and 5 secondaries - making it one of the busiest admissions zones in the county. Lancashire County Council co-ordinates all maintained school admissions in Chorley, with catchment areas for community primaries drawn on historical boundaries that do not always align with current residential development patterns.

The town's secondary sector includes Southlands High School, Albany Academy and Parklands High School, which together serve most of Chorley's residential zones. Lancashire operates a three-school preference system for secondary admissions, with the deadline in October; primary applications close in mid-January. Oversubscription is most acute at Church of England primaries in the older village areas.

School demand in Chorley

Across the 51 schools in Chorley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

29 schools in Chorley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

8 of the schools in Chorley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lancashire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

25 of the schools in Chorley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 24 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Chorley: 5 oversubscribed (40)

Buckshaw Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR7 1XP

Ages 2-11 225 pupils Capacity 210

Coppull Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR7 5AH

Ages 2-11 292 pupils Capacity 370

Withnell Fold Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR6 8BA

Ages 4-11 86 pupils Capacity 98

Abbey Village Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR6 8DD

Ages 4-11 54 pupils Capacity 119

Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR7 6BA

Ages 4-11 417 pupils Capacity 420

Eccleston Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR7 5RA

Ages 4-11 208 pupils Capacity 210

Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR6 7JR

Ages 4-11 252 pupils Capacity 260

Adlington Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR7 4JA

Ages 5-11 129 pupils Capacity 140

Westwood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR5 8LS

Ages 5-11 162 pupils Capacity 210

Duke Street Primary School

Primary · Community school

Chorley · PR7 3DU

Ages 4-11 319 pupils Capacity 327