| Britannia Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL13 9TS0 m away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL13 9RR1.1 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 64% 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 9LJ1.2 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 9LJ1.2 km 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 8HN1.2 km 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 8EP1.8 km 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 8EP1.8 km away | Not published | Not published |
| Bacup Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data | NurseryAges 2-5 | Open | - | OL13 8EF2.0 km away | Outstanding | Not published |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL13 8EF2.0 km away | Good | KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard |
| Leavengreave County SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-10 | Closed | Closed 1 January 1900 | OL12 8NH2.1 km away | Not published | Not published |
| Sharneyford Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL13 9UQ2.4 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 30% expected standard |
| Broadclough LodgeOther independent special schoolView published school data | Not applicableAges 8-18 | Closed | Opened 14 June 2007 · Closed 13 April 2018 | OL13 8DF2.5 km away | Not published | Not published |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Voluntary aided schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 3-11 | Open | - | OL13 8LD2.5 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 0QW2.7 km away | Good | KS2 2024/25: 37% expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Voluntary aided schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL12 8DB3.1 km away | Good | KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard |
| Northern Primary School Community schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 5-11 | Open | - | OL13 8PH3.1 km away | School remains Good | KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard |
| Whitworth Community High School Community schoolView published school data | SecondaryAges 11-16 | Open | - | OL12 8TS3.8 km away | School remains Good | KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.3 |
| Fearns Community Sports CollegeCommunity schoolView published school data | SecondaryAges 11-16 | Closed | Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 30 June 2019 | OL13 0TG3.9 km away | Not published | Not published |
| The Valley Leadership Academy Academy sponsor ledView published school data | SecondaryAges 11-16 | Open | Opened 1 July 2019 | OL13 0TG3.9 km away | Requires improvement | KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 32.6 |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data | PrimaryAges 4-11 | Open | - | OL12 8TL4.0 km away | Standards maintained | KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard |
