St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping

How places are decided at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping: key facts

What did School Atlas judge St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Needs attention at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping has 58 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping take?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping located?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is located in Preston, PR3 2QH, Lancashire.

How do I apply to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping have a religious character?

Yes — St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping?

When St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Roman Catholic children who are in public care and previously looked after children, including those who may have been looked after from overseas and outside of England. Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic siblings resident in parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children who will have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of admission and resident in the parish of St Mary's. See Appendix 1 for the details of the catchment area; 3. Baptised Catholic children resident in parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children resident in the parish of St Mary's, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 10 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of over-subscription in any category places will be offered first to those who live the closest to school as measured by a straight line on a map using the Council's electronic mapping system – the shorter the distance the higher the priority. Measurement points will be from an internal point of the building concerned (usually the visual centre of the building). In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94.8% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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