| Water Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | BB4 9PX2.3 km away | Good | KS2 2024/25: 36% expected standard |
| Northern Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 5-11 | Open | - | OL13 8PH2.3 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard |
| St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger Voluntary aided schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 5-11 | Open | - | BB10 4SU2.4 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard |
| Broadclough LodgeOther independent special schoolView published school data | Not applicableAges 8-18 | Closed | Opened 14 June 2007 · Closed 13 April 2018 | OL13 8DF3.0 km away | Not published | Not published |
| Sharneyford Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL13 9UQ3.3 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 30% expected standard |
| Bacup Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data | NurseryAges 2-5 | Open | - | OL13 8EF3.4 km away | Outstanding | Not published |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL13 8EF3.4 km away | Good | KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard |
| Spring Vale SchoolOther independent special schoolView published school data | Not applicableAges 7-13 | Closed | Opened 9 July 2008 · Closed 31 March 2009 | BB11 3QS3.6 km away | Not published | Not published |
| Rossendale Education CentreOther independent schoolView published school data | Not applicableAges 12-16 | Closed | Opened 4 May 1999 · Closed 17 May 2002 | BB4 9LB4.1 km away | Not published | Not published |
| Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 3-11 | Open | - | OL14 8PL4.2 km away | Requires improvement | KS2 2024/25: 12% expected standard |
| Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Academy sponsor ledView published school data | PrimaryAges 3-11 | Proposed to open | Opened 1 September 2027 | OL14 8PL4.2 km away | Not published | Not published |
| 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 9LJ4.2 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 9LJ4.2 km away | Not published | Not published |
| Moorlands View School Other independent special schoolView published school data | Not applicableAges 7-16 | Open | Opened 14 March 2000 | BB11 5PQ4.3 km away | Not published | KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 7.0 |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 3-11 | Open | - | BB4 9JE4.4 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Voluntary aided schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 3-11 | Open | - | OL13 8LD4.8 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 0QW4.9 km away | Good | KS2 2024/25: 37% expected standard |
| Crawshawbooth Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | BB4 8AN4.9 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard |
| Rockwood Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data | NurseryAges 2-5 | Open | - | BB11 3PU4.9 km away | Not judged | Not published |
| Fearns Community Sports CollegeCommunity schoolView published school data | SecondaryAges 11-16 | Closed | Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 30 June 2019 | OL13 0TG4.9 km away | Not published | Not published |
