Schools
15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rufford CofE School is the nearest published school at 279 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Rufford
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore L40 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Rufford within L40; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 15
- Nearby establishment records
- 19
- Primary nearby
- 12
- Secondary nearby
- 2
All establishment records
1-19 of 19 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 1SN, 279 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
- Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 2QT, 3.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 1UD, 3.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 29% expected standard
- Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 4AE, 3.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 4LB, 3.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 0SG, 4.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 90% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1997
- Location
- PR26 9RP, 4.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1997
- Location
- PR26 9HJ, 4.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1997
- Location
- PR26 9HJ, 4.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 78% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2018
- Location
- L40 7RZ, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 48.8
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2018
- Location
- L40 7RZ, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 17 August 2011
- Location
- PR26 9HH, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 59.3
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Language College
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 16 August 2011
- Location
- PR26 9HH, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 3SL, 4.4 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 4-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 13 September 2023
- Location
- L40 2QX, 4.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 7RS, 4.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- L40 3PP, 4.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- PR4 6UP, 4.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 81% expected standard
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- PR26 9AH, 5.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 5
- Records within 1 mile
- 66
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Rufford
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Rufford.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 8 |
| August 2025 | 8 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 5 | Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| May 2026 | 4 | Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| April 2026 | 7 | Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| March 2026 | 6 | Other theft | 2 |
| February 2026 | 7 | Burglary | 2 |
| January 2026 | 2 | Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| December 2025 | 7 | Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| November 2025 | 4 | Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| October 2025 | 2 | Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| September 2025 | 6 | Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| August 2025 | 8 | Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| July 2025 | 8 | Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
Every published record
1-25 of 66
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Tootle Lane
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Watersedge Drive
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Beech Close
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Diamond Jubilee Road
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Watersedge Drive
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Public order
May 2026
On or near Manor House Close
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft
May 2026
On or near Holly Lane
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Anti-social behaviour
May 2026
On or near Albert Road
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
May 2026
On or near Wheatsheaf Mews
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Petrol Station
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Albert Road
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Local resolution
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Tootle Lane
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Tootle Lane
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Tootle Lane
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Wheatsheaf Mews
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Possession of weapons
April 2026
On or near Oasis Close
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Offender given a caution
Violence and sexual offences
March 2026
On or near Wheatsheaf Mews
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Violence and sexual offences
March 2026
On or near Highsands Avenue
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Awaiting court outcome
Other theft
March 2026
On or near Spark Lane
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft
March 2026
On or near Station Road
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary
March 2026
On or near Roseacre Gardens
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft
March 2026
On or near B5246
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
February 2026
On or near Petrol Station
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
February 2026
On or near Wheatsheaf Mews
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Other theft
February 2026
On or near Beech Close
West Lancashire 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Place details
- Place type
- Village
- Postcode district
- L40
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 53.63483, -2.81474
- Wider geography
- North West
Administrative areas
- District
- West Lancashire
- E07000127
- Non-Metropolitan County
- Lancashire
- E10000017
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Rufford and whose postcode is in L40. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
66 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 23 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.