Schools and education

BB8 7GR: 41 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 41
Nearby establishment records: 58
Primary nearby: 26
Secondary nearby: 4

All establishment records

41-58 of 58 · Within 3.1 miles

Kelbrook Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB18 6UD, 3.8 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 9TQ, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
East Lancashire Learning Group
Further education
View published school data

Phase and ages

16 plus, ages 16-99

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 1900

Location

BB9 7YT, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Walverden Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 0TL, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 6QT, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 88% expected standard
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School

Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 15 April 2010

Location

BB9 7SY, 4.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Devereux Preparatory School

Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 2-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 30 July 2003

Location

BB9 7SR, 4.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Edenfield Girls' High School
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 9 September 2019

Location

BB9 0PQ, 4.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
Ghausia School

Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 11 September 1997 · Closed 31 August 2020

Location

BB9 7EN, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
McMillan Nursery School
Local authority nursery school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-5

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 9AG, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-7

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 7HF, 4.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

Not published
Lomeshaye Junior School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 7SY, 4.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
Marsden Community Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 0BE, 4.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Salterforth Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB18 5UD, 4.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 July 2023

Location

BB9 0DQ, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 18% expected standard
St John Southworth Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 30 June 2023

Location

BB9 0DQ, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 0PY, 4.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
Roughlee Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 6NX, 4.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard

School establishment records near BB8 7GR
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Kelbrook Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB18 6UD3.8 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 9TQ3.9 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
East Lancashire Learning Group Further educationView published school data	16 plusAges 16-99	Open	Opened 1 January 1900	BB9 7YT3.9 km away	Not published	Not published
Walverden Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BB9 0TL3.9 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 6QT3.9 km away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 88% expected standard
Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 3-11	Open	Opened 15 April 2010	BB9 7SY4.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Devereux Preparatory SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Closed	Closed 30 July 2003	BB9 7SR4.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Edenfield Girls' High School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Open	Opened 9 September 2019	BB9 0PQ4.2 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
Ghausia SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Closed	Opened 11 September 1997 · Closed 31 August 2020	BB9 7EN4.3 km away	Not published	Not published
McMillan Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-5	Open	-	BB9 9AG4.3 km away	Good	Not published
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-7	Open	-	BB9 7HF4.4 km away	Not judged	Not published
Lomeshaye Junior School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Open	-	BB9 7SY4.4 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
Marsden Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	BB9 0BE4.6 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Salterforth Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB18 5UD4.6 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	Opened 1 July 2023	BB9 0DQ4.7 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 18% expected standard
St John Southworth Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Closed	Closed 30 June 2023	BB9 0DQ4.7 km away	Not published	Not published
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 0PY4.9 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
Roughlee Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 6NX4.9 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 147 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.