Schools and education

BB9 0EX: 70 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 70
Nearby establishment records: 116
Primary nearby: 37
Secondary nearby: 7

All establishment records

1-20 of 116 · Within 3.1 miles

Briercliffe Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB10 2JU, 875 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Nelson Edge End High School

Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 July 2006

Location

BB9 0PZ, 1.0 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, 1.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
Silver Birch School
Other independent special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 17 November 2025

Location

BB10 2HA, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 November 2023

Location

BB9 5BL, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 86% expected standard
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 October 2023

Location

BB9 5BL, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Marsden Heights Community College
Academy sponsor led
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 November 2020

Location

BB9 0PR, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 40.3
Reedley Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB10 2NE, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 61% 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, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

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

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-5

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 9AG, 1.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
Edenfield Girls' High School
Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 9 September 2019

Location

BB9 0PQ, 1.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB10 2NH, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% 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, 1.5 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, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

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

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-5

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB9 5BE, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

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, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Casterton Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 June 2018

Location

BB10 2PZ, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
St John's RC Junior School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2006

Location

BB10 2PZ, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Compass Community School Lancashire
Other independent special school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-17

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 15 March 2021

Location

BB10 2RA, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: suppressed
The Isaac Centre

Pupil referral unit
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 20 July 2007 · Closed 31 August 2012

Location

BB10 2NX, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published

School establishment records near BB9 0EX
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Briercliffe Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	BB10 2JU875 m away	Requires improvement	KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Nelson Edge End High SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 July 2006	BB9 0PZ1.0 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 0PY1.0 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
Silver Birch School Other independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Open	Opened 17 November 2025	BB10 2HA1.1 km away	Not published	Not published
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	Opened 1 November 2023	BB9 5BL1.2 km away	Not published	KS2 2024/25: 86% expected standard
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, BrierfieldVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 31 October 2023	BB9 5BL1.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Marsden Heights Community College Academy sponsor ledView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 November 2020	BB9 0PR1.2 km away	Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 40.3
Reedley Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB10 2NE1.2 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
Marsden Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	BB9 0BE1.3 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
McMillan Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-5	Open	-	BB9 9AG1.4 km away	Good	Not published
Edenfield Girls' High School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Open	Opened 9 September 2019	BB9 0PQ1.4 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB10 2NH1.5 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 50% 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 0DQ1.5 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 0DQ1.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Woodfield Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-5	Open	-	BB9 5BE1.5 km away	Good	Not published
Walverden Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BB9 0TL1.5 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Casterton Primary Academy Academy sponsor ledView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	Opened 1 June 2018	BB10 2PZ1.6 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
St John's RC Junior SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2006	BB10 2PZ1.6 km away	Not published	Not published
Compass Community School Lancashire Other independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-17	Open	Opened 15 March 2021	BB10 2RA1.6 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: suppressed
The Isaac CentrePupil referral unitView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Closed	Opened 20 July 2007 · Closed 31 August 2012	BB10 2NX1.6 km away	Not published	Not published

Evidence in context

Schools

70 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Briercliffe Primary School is the nearest published school at 875 m.

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