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76 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth, 1.1 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, WhitworthVoluntary aided	1.1 mi	Primary	195	Good, 2024
Britannia Community Primary SchoolCommunity	1.1 mi	Primary	204	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Whitworth Community High SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Secondary	654	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014)
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	88	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019)
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	1.8 mi	Primary	161	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2015)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.9 mi	Primary	94	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5
Tonacliffe Primary SchoolCommunity	2.3 mi	Primary	294	Good, 2024
Bacup Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	2.4 mi	Nursery	66	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas
Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolCommunity	2.4 mi	Primary	253	Good, 2023
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, BacupVoluntary aided	2.5 mi	Primary	125	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5
Sharneyford Primary SchoolCommunity	2.5 mi	Primary	63	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.5 mi	Primary	210	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	2.5 mi	Primary	221	Good, 2024
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	2.7 mi	Primary	169	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018)
Shade Primary SchoolCommunity	3.0 mi	Primary	178	Good, 2023
Wardle AcademyAcademy converter	3.0 mi	Secondary	1,366	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2017)
Northern Primary SchoolCommunity	3.0 mi	Primary	161	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013)
Great Howarth SchoolOther independent special	3.0 mi	Special	35	-
Healey Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation	3.1 mi	Primary	209	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2015)
Shawclough Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.2 mi	Primary	428	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2013)
The Valley Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.3 mi	Secondary	578	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter	3.3 mi	Primary	444	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Meadows SchoolOther independent special	3.3 mi	Special	10	-
Littleborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.4 mi	Primary	313	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	3.4 mi	Primary	200	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2021No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Kentmere Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.4 mi	Primary	353	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2018)
Healey Learning CentreOther independent special	3.5 mi	Special	34	-
Waterfoot Primary SchoolCommunity	3.5 mi	Primary	296	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2012)
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Secondary	1,087	Report card, 2026Exceptional in all seven areas
Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity	3.6 mi	Primary	162	Good, 2024
Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.6 mi	Primary	103	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.6 mi	Primary	117	Good, 2024
Willow View SchoolOther independent special	3.6 mi	Special	30	-
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.
All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.6 mi	Primary	204	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity	3.7 mi	Primary	105	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 3
Hamer Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.7 mi	Primary	323	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013)
SpringsideCommunity special	3.7 mi	Special	152	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas
Greenbank Primary SchoolCommunity	3.7 mi	Primary	423	Good, 2022
Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent	3.7 mi	Independent	80	-
PennineOther independent special	3.7 mi	Special	1	-
Todmorden CofE J, I & N SchoolVoluntary aided	3.7 mi	Primary	237	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2011)
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.7 mi	Primary	304	Good, 2023
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.7 mi	Primary	200	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018)
Falinge Park High SchoolAcademy converter	3.7 mi	Secondary	1,344	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent	3.8 mi	Independent	75	-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.8 mi	Primary	94	Good, 2024
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation	3.8 mi	Primary	402	Good, 2023
Ferney Lee Primary SchoolCommunity	3.8 mi	Primary	219	Good, 2023
Heybrook Primary SchoolCommunity	3.8 mi	Primary	688	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018)
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity	3.9 mi	Primary	298	Good, 2024
St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.9 mi	Primary	186	Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2018)
Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent	3.9 mi	Independent	-	-
Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent	3.9 mi	Independent	11	-
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, NewchurchVoluntary aided	4.0 mi	Primary	152	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Whitehall AcademyOther independent special	4.0 mi	Special	28	-
Howard Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	4.0 mi	Nursery	73	Good, 2023
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.0 mi	Primary	112	No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Requires improvement
Norden Primary AcademyAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Primary	370	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Staghills Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	4.0 mi	Nursery	63	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2014)
Spotland Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.0 mi	Primary	420	Inadequate, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Caldershaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.1 mi	Primary	235	Outstanding, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	4.1 mi	Primary	343	Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Belfield Community SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	429	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral ServicePupil referral unit	4.2 mi	Alternative provision	136	Requires improvement, 2024
Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	443	Good, 2023
Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.3 mi	Secondary	1,152	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements
RedwoodCommunity special	4.4 mi	Special	365	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2016)
Rochdale Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter	4.4 mi	16 plus	-	-
Broadfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity	4.5 mi	Primary	406	Good, 2023
Water Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	116	Good, 2023
Beech House SchoolOther independent	4.8 mi	Independent	135	-
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Primary	213	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2021No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Bamford AcademyAcademy converter	4.9 mi	Primary	324	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013)
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	4.9 mi	Primary	219	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Deeplish Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	5.0 mi	Primary	452	Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given

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

This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).

Overall deprivation3

Income4

Employment3

Education and skills5

Health3

Crime4

Barriers to housing and services2

Living environment3

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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: 150

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