Schools and education

WN6 9QF: 24 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 24
Nearby establishment records: 32
Primary nearby: 17
Secondary nearby: 3

All establishment records

1-20 of 32 · Within 3.1 miles

Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 August 2011

Location

WN8 7HS, 850 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Parbold Douglas Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 July 2011

Location

WN8 7HS, 850 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN8 7HD, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

L40 3SL, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Newburgh Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN8 7XB, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 92% expected standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2023

Location

WN6 9DT, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2023

Location

WN6 9DT, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

L40 3PP, 2.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

L40 2QT, 3.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard
Rainbow Hub School
Other independent special school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 4-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 13 September 2023

Location

L40 2QX, 3.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN8 7RP, 3.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: suppressed
Maharishi Free School
Free schools
View published school data

Phase and ages

All-through, ages 4-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 7 September 2011

Location

L40 6JJ, 3.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 54.1
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment

Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 4-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 31 January 1986 · Closed 6 September 2011

Location

L40 6JJ, 3.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN6 9RN, 3.8 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: suppressed
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN8 6TN, 4.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 78% expected standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN6 9RE, 4.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Shevington Vale Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN6 9JP, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard
Fir Tree College
Special post 16 institution
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 14-25

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2018

Location

WN6 9JB, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

PR7 5LU, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Fairlie Community Primary School

Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2004

Location

WN8 6RG, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published

School establishment records near WN6 9QF
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	Opened 1 August 2011	WN8 7HS850 m away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Parbold Douglas Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Closed	Closed 31 July 2011	WN8 7HS850 m away	Not published	Not published
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN8 7HD1.2 km away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	L40 3SL1.3 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Newburgh Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN8 7XB2.2 km away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 92% expected standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	Opened 1 September 2023	WN6 9DT2.6 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2023	WN6 9DT2.6 km away	Not published	Not published
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	L40 3PP2.9 km away	Requires improvement	KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	L40 2QT3.4 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard
Rainbow Hub School Other independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 4-16	Open	Opened 13 September 2023	L40 2QX3.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN8 7RP3.5 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: suppressed
Maharishi Free School Free schoolsView published school data	All-throughAges 4-16	Open	Opened 7 September 2011	L40 6JJ3.7 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 54.1
Maharishi School of the Age of EnlightenmentOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 4-16	Closed	Opened 31 January 1986 · Closed 6 September 2011	L40 6JJ3.7 km away	Not published	Not published
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN6 9RN3.8 km away	Improved significantly	KS2 2024/25: suppressed
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Open	-	WN8 6TN4.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 78% expected standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN6 9RE4.0 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Shevington Vale Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Open	-	WN6 9JP4.1 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard
Fir Tree College Special post 16 institutionView published school data	Not applicableAges 14-25	Open	Opened 1 September 2018	WN6 9JB4.3 km away	Not published	Not published
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	PR7 5LU4.7 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Fairlie Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2004	WN8 6RG4.7 km away	Not published	Not published

Evidence in context

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 850 m.

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