Schools and education

PR4 4AR: 69 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 69
Nearby establishment records: 101
Primary nearby: 40
Secondary nearby: 12

All establishment records

1-20 of 101 · Within 3.1 miles

Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
Foundation school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 9DE, 646 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
All Hallows Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 0LN, 799 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.6
Whitefield Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 0RH, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
Ashbridge Independent School
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 4 October 1995

Location

PR4 4AQ, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 9AE, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
Kingsfold Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 9HJ, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 30% expected standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 0NB, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR4 4XA, 1.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 9YE, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
Penwortham Girls' High School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 0SR, 1.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 52.9
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 0JH, 1.8 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
Penwortham Priory Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 November 2012

Location

PR1 0JE, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.2
Priory Sports and Technology College, Penwortham

Community school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 October 2012

Location

PR1 0JE, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Penwortham Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 0HU, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-18

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR4 5SN, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 9QQ, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School

Community special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 4-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2025

Location

PR5 5SS, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 3.6
Applebee Wood School
Academy special sponsor led
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 4-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2025

Location

PR5 5SS, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: suppressed · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
St Stephen's CofE School
Voluntary controlled school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR1 8JN, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR26 6PR, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

School establishment records near PR4 4AR
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Foundation schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR1 9DE646 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
All Hallows Catholic High School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	PR1 0LN799 m away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.6
Whitefield Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR1 0RH1.1 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
Ashbridge Independent School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 4-11	Open	Opened 4 October 1995	PR4 4AQ1.1 km away	Not published	Not published
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR1 9AE1.1 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
Kingsfold Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	PR1 9HJ1.3 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 30% expected standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR1 0NB1.3 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR4 4XA1.4 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR1 9YE1.6 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
Penwortham Girls' High School Community schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	PR1 0SR1.7 km away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 52.9
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR1 0JH1.8 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
Penwortham Priory Academy Academy converterView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 November 2012	PR1 0JE1.9 km away	Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.2
Priory Sports and Technology College, PenworthamCommunity schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 October 2012	PR1 0JE1.9 km away	Not published	Not published
Penwortham Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	PR1 0HU1.9 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Hutton Church of England Grammar School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-18	Open	-	PR4 5SN2.0 km away	School remains Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	PR1 9QQ2.0 km away	Requires improvement	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Applebee Wood Community Specialist SchoolCommunity special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 4-16	Closed	Closed 31 August 2025	PR5 5SS2.5 km away	Not published	KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 3.6
Applebee Wood School Academy special sponsor ledView published school data	Not applicableAges 4-16	Open	Opened 1 September 2025	PR5 5SS2.5 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: suppressed · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
St Stephen's CofE School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	PR1 8JN2.6 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	PR26 6PR2.6 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 12 secondary schools. Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School is the nearest published school at 646 m.

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