Schools and education

OL12 8NX: 19 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 19
Nearby establishment records: 34
Primary nearby: 15
Secondary nearby: 2

All establishment records

1-20 of 34 · Within 3.1 miles

Leavengreave County School

Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-10

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 1 January 1900

Location

OL12 8NH, 274 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 February 2022

Location

OL12 8EP, 610 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School, Shawforth

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 January 2022

Location

OL12 8EP, 610 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Shiers House

Other independent special school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 5 December 2012 · Closed 13 June 2014

Location

OL12 8HN, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL12 8DB, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
Britannia Community Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL13 9TS, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
Whitworth Community High School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL12 8TS, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.3
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL12 8TL, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL13 9RR, 2.8 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 64% expected standard
Tonacliffe Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL12 8SS, 3.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 November 2019

Location

OL13 9LJ, 3.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Inadequate

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 15% expected standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bacup

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 October 2019

Location

OL13 9LJ, 3.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St James' Church of England Primary School

Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2017

Location

OL12 9JW, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St James' Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2017

Location

OL12 9JW, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL13 8LD, 3.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL13 0QW, 4.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 37% expected standard
Bacup Nursery School
Local authority nursery school
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Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-5

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL13 8EF, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

Not published
Bacup Thorn Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

OL13 8EF, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
St Wilfrid's RC Middle School

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Middle deemed secondary, ages 10-13

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 1989

Location

OL12 6DL, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Great Howarth College

Other independent special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 8 August 2008 · Closed 19 December 2008

Location

OL12 9HH, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published

School establishment records near OL12 8NX
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Leavengreave County SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-10	Closed	Closed 1 January 1900	OL12 8NH274 m away	Not published	Not published
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Open	Opened 1 February 2022	OL12 8EP610 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School, ShawforthVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 31 January 2022	OL12 8EP610 m away	Not published	Not published
Shiers HouseOther independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Closed	Opened 5 December 2012 · Closed 13 June 2014	OL12 8HN1.1 km away	Not published	Not published
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	OL12 8DB1.2 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
Britannia Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	OL13 9TS2.1 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
Whitworth Community High School Community schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	OL12 8TS2.1 km away	School remains Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.3
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	OL12 8TL2.3 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	OL13 9RR2.8 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 64% expected standard
Tonacliffe Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	OL12 8SS3.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Academy sponsor ledView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	Opened 1 November 2019	OL13 9LJ3.3 km away	Inadequate	KS2 2024/25: 15% expected standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, BacupVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 October 2019	OL13 9LJ3.3 km away	Not published	Not published
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2017	OL12 9JW3.9 km away	Not published	Not published
St James' Church of England Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 September 2017	OL12 9JW3.9 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	OL13 8LD3.9 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	OL13 0QW4.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 37% expected standard
Bacup Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-5	Open	-	OL13 8EF4.1 km away	Outstanding	Not published
Bacup Thorn Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	OL13 8EF4.1 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
St Wilfrid's RC Middle SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	Middle deemed secondaryAges 10-13	Closed	Closed 31 August 1989	OL12 6DL4.3 km away	Not published	Not published
Great Howarth CollegeOther independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Closed	Opened 8 August 2008 · Closed 19 December 2008	OL12 9HH4.3 km away	Not published	Not published

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 610 m.

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