Buckshaw Primary School
Community school in Chorley, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 210 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 31.90% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Chancery Road, Astley Village, Chancery Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1XP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.buckshaw.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01257418862 |
| URN | 119205 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 May 2025, published 22 June 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Gillibrand Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Highfield Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.