Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 4–11MixedChurch of England
Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Whittle-le-Woods Ce Primary School, Chorley, PR6 7PS
Headteacher · Mrs Deborah Metcalfe
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 25 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils240Capacity 242
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 5 November 2024
Free school meals2.9%
Ofsted
Inspection on 5 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireApplications for September 2026
All 32 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered35
Applications76
First choice32
First-choice offers32
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School0.8 mi
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School0.9 mi
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village1.0 mi
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.2 mi
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School1.2 mi