Chorley East

Summary

Chorley East (E02005197) is part of Lancashire local authority (view on map). Chorley East has an approximate population of 7,200 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Chorley East neighbours Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke, Chorley North, Chorley Town & South, and Adlington & Rivington.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Chorley East is the 97th least deprived area in Lancashire (out of 153) with 38% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Lancashire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Chorley East, 26% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 26% in Lancashire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Chorley East % in Lancashire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 26% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 74% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Chorley East, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Lancashire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Chorley East % in Lancashire % in England
No special educational needs 81% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Chorley East, 21% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 22% in Lancashire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Chorley East % in Lancashire % in England
White 78% 78% 67%
Asian 13% 14% 14%
Black 4% 2% 7%
Mixed 4% 4% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Chorley East with English as an additional language is 15%, compared with 15% in Lancashire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Chorley East % in Lancashire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 15% 15% 22%
Known or believed to be English 85% 85% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Chorley East has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Chorley East
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Chorley East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Chorley East has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Chorley East
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Chorley East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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