Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6NS
Phone: 01257278722
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Hodgson
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 382
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 38
% eligible for free school meals: 9.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 22 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,361 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #49 of 50 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#47St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton£6,095
#48Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School£6,082
#49Balshaw Lane Community Primary School£5,361
#50Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School£4,941

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley£11,236
#2Abbey Village Primary School£9,828
#3Clayton Brook Primary School£9,544
#4Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School£9,061
#5Highfield Community Primary School£9,042
#6Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,852
#7Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,553
#8St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull£8,311
#9Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit£8,235
#10Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School£7,962
#11Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School£7,807
#12Withnell Fold Primary School£7,793
#13Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley£7,668
#14Buckshaw Primary School£7,539
#15Coppull Primary School and Nursery£7,534
#16Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School£7,533
#17St Chad's Catholic Primary School£7,383
#18Westwood Primary School£7,376
#19Duke Street Primary School£7,350
#20St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell£7,228
#21Adlington Primary School£7,225
#22Rivington Foundation Primary School£7,202
#23Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,196
#24Gillibrand Primary School£6,995
#25St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley£6,980
#26St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley£6,960
#27Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School£6,913
#28St Bede's Catholic Primary School£6,863
#29Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School£6,849
#30Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School£6,792
#31Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School£6,774
#32Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School£6,732
#33Eccleston Primary School£6,717
#34St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle£6,716
#35Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School£6,697
#36Anderton Primary School£6,696
#37Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School£6,685
#38St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley£6,684
#39St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley£6,684
#40St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton£6,680
#41Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,610
#42St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley£6,457
#43Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School£6,418
#44Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School£6,345
#45Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,305
#46Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village£6,152
#47St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton£6,095
#48Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School£6,082
#49Balshaw Lane Community Primary School£5,361
#50Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School£4,941

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