Schools and Education in Charnock Richard

There are 103 schools within 5 miles of Charnock Richard town centre, including 65 primary and 12 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Duke Street Children's Centre, Duke Street Nursery School and Chorley Astley Park School. There are 7 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
103
Primary
65
Secondary
12
Good / Outstanding
91%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

15
56
Outstanding (15) Good (56) Requires Improvement (5) Inadequate (2) Not yet inspected (25)
Duke Street Children's Centre 2 miles Duke Street, Chorley, PR7 3DU Inspected: 30 May 2012 Duke Street Nursery School Nursery 2 miles Duke Street, Chorley, PR7 3DU Inspected: 10 September 2024 Chorley Astley Park School 2.1 miles Harrington Road, Chorley, PR7 1JZ Inspected: 05 July 2024 Oliver House School 2.2 miles Hallgate, Chorley, PR7 1XA Inspected: 02 October 2024 St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley Primary 2.3 miles Carr Lane, Chorley, PR7 3JU Inspected: 20 November 2023 Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Primrose Hill Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6BA Inspected: 17 July 2024 Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Devonport Way, Chorley, PR6 0TE Inspected: 26 July 2023 Rainbow Hub School 2.9 miles Salt Pit Lane, Salt Pit Lane, Ormskirk, L40 2QX Inspected: 10 June 2025 St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish Primary 3.1 miles Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0LF Inspected: 30 March 2023 Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB Inspected: 14 March 2022 Wellfield Children's Centre 4.3 miles Yewlands Avenue, Leyland, Preston, PR25 2TP Inspected: 06 July 2012 Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ Inspected: 18 July 2024 Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit 4.6 miles Earnshaw Drive, Leyland, PR25 1QS Inspected: 18 September 2023 Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy Primary 4.7 miles Lancaster Lane, Parbold, Nr Wigan, WN8 7HS Inspected: 15 December 2023 Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Primary 4.8 miles Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7HD Inspected: 25 June 2024
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Church Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5NA Inspected: 17 January 2022 Coppull Children's Centre 0.8 miles German Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH Inspected: 22 March 2012 Coppull Primary School and Nursery Primary 0.8 miles German Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH Inspected: 21 September 2022 Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School Primary 1 miles Roe Hey Drive, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 4PU Inspected: 27 April 2023 Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary 1.5 miles Moor Road, Chorley, PR7 2LR Inspected: 15 June 2023 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primary 1.5 miles Cottage Fields, Chorley, PR7 3QG Inspected: 14 March 2024 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Preston Road, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5DU Inspected: 20 June 2023 Westmorland School 1.7 miles Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ Inspected: 11 September 2025 Shaftesbury High School 1.7 miles Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ Inspected: 12 June 2025 Mayfield School 1.8 miles Gloucester Road, Chorley, PR7 3HN Inspected: 10 November 2022 Holy Cross Catholic High School Secondary 1.8 miles Myles Standish Way, Chorley, PR7 3LS Inspected: 13 October 2022 Parklands High School Secondary 1.9 miles Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1LL Inspected: 04 July 2023 Duke Street Primary School Primary 2 miles Duke Street, Chorley, PR7 3DU Inspected: 09 December 2022 Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RN Inspected: 07 February 2025 Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.2 miles The Green, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5TE Inspected: 11 February 2025 Astley & Buckshaw Childrens Centre 2.2 miles Hallgate, Astley Village, Chorley, PR7 1XP Inspected: 08 October 2010 Albany Academy Secondary 2.3 miles Bolton Road, Chorley, PR7 3AY Inspected: 11 June 2024 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton Primary 2.3 miles Wigan Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6JW Inspected: 03 July 2024 Eccleston Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Doctor's Lane, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5RA Inspected: 23 March 2023 Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Highfield Road South, Chorley, PR7 1RB Inspected: 12 May 2025 St Michael's Church of England High School Secondary 2.4 miles Astley Road, Chorley, PR7 1RS Inspected: 25 November 2022 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primary 2.5 miles Brooke Street, Chorley, PR6 0LB Inspected: 27 April 2023 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington Primary 2.6 miles Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE Inspected: 20 May 2022 Highfield Children's Centre 2.7 miles Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SL Inspected: 03 December 2010 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primary 2.9 miles Cedar Road, Chorley, PR6 0JF Inspected: 19 September 2023 St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley Primary 3 miles Eaves Lane, Chorley, PR6 0DX Inspected: 14 November 2022 Waterloo Lodge 3 miles Preston Road, Whittle-Le-Woods, PR6 7AX Inspected: 23 September 2024 Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village Primary 3.1 miles Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7HZ Inspected: 30 November 2022 Adlington Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Market Place, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4JA Inspected: 29 September 2023 Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Vicarage Close, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9QZ Inspected: 23 May 2023 Runshaw College 16 plus 3.3 miles Langdale Road, Leyland, PR25 3DQ Inspected: 14 May 2025 Anderton Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Babylon Lane, Adlington, PR6 9NN Inspected: 13 January 2025 Balshaw's Church of England High School Secondary 3.7 miles Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AH Inspected: 21 March 2023 Shevington High School Secondary 3.8 miles Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB Inspected: 19 May 2022 Shevington Vale Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JP Inspected: 29 April 2022 Wade Hall Children's Centre 3.8 miles Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BX Inspected: 31 March 2011 St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary 3.9 miles Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS Inspected: 14 July 2025 Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Primary 3.9 miles Woodlea Road, Leyland, Preston, PR25 1JL Inspected: 30 June 2023 Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School Primary 4 miles Chorley Road, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SL Inspected: 18 September 2024 Seven Stars Primary School Primary 4 miles Peacock Hall Road, Leyland, PR25 1TD Inspected: 21 September 2022 Fir Tree College 4.1 miles The Nook, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JB Inspected: 24 August 2022 St Chad's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Blackburn Road, Blackburn Road, Chorley, PR6 8LL Inspected: 28 September 2022 Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primary 4.2 miles Hunters Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Leyland, PR25 5TT Inspected: 21 June 2023 St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Slater Lane, Leyland, PR25 1TL Inspected: 09 December 2022 Millbrook Primary School Primary 4.2 miles N/A, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8DL Inspected: 29 September 2022 Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Secondary 4.3 miles Highfield Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HH Inspected: 17 January 2022 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Church Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BD Inspected: 20 September 2023 Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Haig Avenue, Leyland, PR25 2QA Inspected: 10 September 2024 Rivington Foundation Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Horrobin Lane, Rivington, Bolton, BL6 7SE Inspected: 31 January 2025 Roselyn House School 4.5 miles Moss Lane, Leyland, PR25 4SE Inspected: 30 January 2024 St Catherine's RC Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Moss Lane, Leyland, PR25 4SJ Inspected: 13 July 2023 Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Vicarage Road West, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5DE Inspected: 21 March 2023 Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Back Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7EU Inspected: 07 February 2025 Farington Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Rose Street, Farington, Leyland, PR25 4GH Inspected: 18 March 2024 Lever House Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Bristol Avenue, Farington, Leyland, PR25 4YR Inspected: 25 May 2023 Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Manor Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7JR Inspected: 25 September 2023
Southlands High School Secondary 1.1 miles Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ Inspected: 19 June 2025 St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley Primary 3 miles Ridley Lane, Mawdesley, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3PP Inspected: 23 January 2024 Standish & Aspull Children's Centre 3.3 miles Rectory Lane, Rectory Lane, Wigan, WN6 0XB Inspected: 24 March 2015 Northbrook Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Bannister Drive, Leyland, PR25 2GB Inspected: 10 June 2024 Shevington Sure Start Children's Centre 4.5 miles Miles Lane, Miles Lane, Wigan, WN6 8EW Inspected: 24 March 2015
My Life Learning 2.6 miles Pepper Lane, Pepper Lane, Wigan, WN6 0PP Inspected: 01 July 2022 Mayfield House School 2.6 miles Mayfield Road, Chorley, PR6 0DG Inspected: 04 December 2025
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull Primary 1 miles Spendmore Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5DH Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Withington Lane, Heskin, Chorley, PR7 5LU Gillibrand Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Grosvenor Road, Chorley, PR7 2PJ St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley Primary 1.6 miles Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, PR7 2RJ Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6NS Blossomfields Children's Centre 2.2 miles The Green, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5TE Buckshaw Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Hallgate, Astley Village, Chorley, PR7 1XP Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Wigan Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6JW Inspected: 22 November 2023 Highfield Community Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SP Highfield Nursery School Nursery 2.7 miles Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SL Standish Community High School Secondary 2.9 miles Whitwell Close, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0NX Library Children's Centre 3.2 miles Grove Farm Drive, Railway Road, Adlington, PR6 9RG My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision 3.4 miles Heaton Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0DA Wood Fold Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Greenland Avenue, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TS St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton Primary 3.6 miles Rothwell Road, Anderton, Chorley, PR6 9LZ Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary 3.9 miles Finch Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9DT Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Hurst Green, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QT Woodlea Junior School Primary 3.9 miles Woodlea Road, Leyland, PR25 1JL Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primary 4 miles Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, CHORLEY, PR6 7PS Leyland Methodist Junior School Primary 4.1 miles Nelson Avenue, Leyland, PR25 3ET Leyland Methodist Infant School Primary 4.1 miles Nelson Avenue, Leyland, PR25 3ET Academy@Worden Secondary 4.2 miles Redwood Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1RN Wellfield Academy Secondary 4.3 miles Yewlands Avenue, Leyland, PR25 2TP Leyland St James Church of England Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Slater Lane, Leyland, PR26 7SH Inspected: 21 July 2023 Moss Side Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Cocker Lane, Leyland, PR26 7ST