Schools and education

BB8 8FJ: 51 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 51
Nearby establishment records: 80
Primary nearby: 31
Secondary nearby: 5

All establishment records

21-40 of 80 · Within 3.1 miles

Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 July 2015

Location

BB9 0NX, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 40% expected standard
Newtown Nursery School
Local authority nursery school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 0-4

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB8 0HP, 1.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
Bradley Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 7RF, 1.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 8HD, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Walverden Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 0TL, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Bradley Nursery School
Local authority nursery school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-4

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 7QH, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 9TQ, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
Park Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB8 0QJ, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Barrowford School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 6EA, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Sacred Heart RC Infant School

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-7

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 1988

Location

BB8 7JR, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2022

Location

BB8 7JR, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 78% expected standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Colne

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2022

Location

BB8 7JR, 2.2 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, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
McMillan Nursery School
Local authority nursery school
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Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-5

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 9AG, 2.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
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, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
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, 2.5 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, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Grow Independent School
Other independent special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 25 September 2023

Location

BB9 8PH, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: suppressed
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, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

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, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

Not published

School establishment records near BB8 8FJ
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy Academy sponsor ledView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 July 2015	BB9 0NX1.5 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 40% expected standard
Newtown Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 0-4	Open	-	BB8 0HP1.7 km away	School remains Good	Not published
Bradley Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 7RF1.7 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	BB9 8HD1.9 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Walverden Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BB9 0TL1.9 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Bradley Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-4	Open	-	BB9 7QH2.0 km away	Good	Not published
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 9TQ2.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
Park Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB8 0QJ2.1 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Barrowford School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB9 6EA2.2 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Sacred Heart RC Infant SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-7	Closed	Closed 31 August 1988	BB8 7JR2.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	Opened 1 September 2022	BB8 7JR2.2 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 78% expected standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, ColneVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2022	BB8 7JR2.2 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 0PQ2.3 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
McMillan Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-5	Open	-	BB9 9AG2.4 km away	Good	Not published
East Lancashire Learning Group Further educationView published school data	16 plusAges 16-99	Open	Opened 1 January 1900	BB9 7YT2.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Ghausia SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Closed	Opened 11 September 1997 · Closed 31 August 2020	BB9 7EN2.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Devereux Preparatory SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Closed	Closed 30 July 2003	BB9 7SR2.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Grow Independent School Other independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Open	Opened 25 September 2023	BB9 8PH2.5 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: suppressed
Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 3-11	Open	Opened 15 April 2010	BB9 7SY2.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-7	Open	-	BB9 7HF2.6 km away	Not judged	Not published

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 324 m.

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