Schools in Bacup

• 10open schools
• 8primary
• 1secondary

Schools near Bacup by distance

Schools whose official address gives Bacup as the town, in Lancashire, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 1

• Bacup Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 66 pupils

  Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

Primary schools 8

• Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 221 pupils

  Booth Road, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0QW

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

  Church of England

• Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 88 pupils

  Lane End Road, Bacup, OL13 9RR

  Ofsted 17 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Bacup Thorn Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 253 pupils

  Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF

  Ofsted 28 Nov 2023: Good

• Britannia Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

• Northern Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 161 pupils

  Burnley Road, Northern Primary School, Bacup, OL13 8PH

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Sharneyford Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 63 pupils

  Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ

  Ofsted report card, 1 Jul 2026

• St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 125 pupils

  Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 8LD

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 94 pupils

  Tong Lane, Bacup, OL13 9LJ

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Roman Catholic

Secondary schools 1

• The Valley Leadership Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 578 pupils

  Fearns Moss, Bacup, OL13 0TG

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

Nearby towns

• Rossendale 3.7 miles
• Todmorden 4.0 miles
• Littleborough 5.7 miles
• Rochdale 6.2 miles
• Burnley 6.8 miles
• Accrington 7.8 miles
• Heywood 7.9 miles
• Bury 8.3 miles
• Hebden Bridge 8.4 miles
• Nelson 9.5 miles

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