Northern Primary School
Community primary school in Bacup (Lancashire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first54 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Bacup Nursery School, 0.7 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacup Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.7 mi | Nursery | 66 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 253 | Good, 2023 |
| Sharneyford Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 63 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 94 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 88 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, BacupVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 125 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Water Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 116 | Good, 2023 |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.9 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2024 |
| Britannia Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 204 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Primary | 105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| The Valley Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.3 mi | Secondary | 578 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.3 mi | Primary | 186 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerVoluntary aided | 2.5 mi | Primary | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Waterfoot Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 296 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2012) |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Secondary | 1,087 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in all seven areas |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, NewchurchVoluntary aided | 2.6 mi | Primary | 152 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Staghills Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 2.8 mi | Nursery | 63 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2014) |
| Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.8 mi | Primary | 112 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Requires improvement |
| St John with St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 109 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (May 2012, previous school) |
| Alder Grange SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 899 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.6 mi | Primary | 276 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| Crawshawbooth Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 296 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 885 | Good, 2020This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 162 | Good, 2024 |
| Moorlands View SchoolOther independent special | 3.7 mi | Special | 19 | - |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School RawtenstallVoluntary controlled | 3.8 mi | Primary | 182 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, WhitworthVoluntary aided | 3.8 mi | Primary | 195 | Good, 2024 |
| St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallVoluntary aided | 3.9 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Shade Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 178 | Good, 2023 |
| PennineOther independent special | 3.9 mi | Special | 1 | - |
| Ferney Lee Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 219 | Good, 2023 |
| Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.1 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Todmorden CofE J, I & N SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.1 mi | Primary | 237 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2011) |
| Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 109 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2024 |
| Whitworth Community High SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Secondary | 654 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Belmont SchoolOther independent special | 4.4 mi | Special | 139 | - |
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolCommunity special | 4.4 mi | Special | 116 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.4 mi | Primary | 161 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Rockwood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.5 mi | Nursery | 104 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Unity CollegeFoundation | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 1,402 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.6 mi | Primary | 200 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in all seven areas |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Secondary | 504 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 414 | Good, 2022 |
| Rosewood Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 400 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 208 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019, previous school) |
| Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, HaslingdenVoluntary aided | 4.8 mi | Primary | 139 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Tonacliffe Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 294 | Good, 2024 |
| Hillside Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.9 mi | Nursery | 38 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| Maple House SchoolOther independent special | 4.9 mi | Special | 3 | - |
| Worsthorne Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 213 | Good, 2023 |
| Tor View SchoolAcademy special converter | 5.0 mi | Special | 281 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2013, previous school) |
| Valley CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 5.0 mi | Special | - | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 75
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