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Best Schools in Bacup

Lancashire · 10 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Schools in Bacup ranked

1

Bacup Nursery School

OL13 8EFAges 2-566 pupils
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Outstanding
2

Bacup Thorn Primary School

OL13 8EFAges 4-11253 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
3

Britannia Community Primary School

OL13 9TSAges 4-11204 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
4

Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School

OL13 9RRAges 4-1188 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
5

Northern Primary School

OL13 8PHAges 5-11161 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
6

Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

OL13 0QWAges 3-11221 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
7

Sharneyford Primary School

OL13 9UQAges 4-1163 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
8

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

OL13 8LDAges 3-11125 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
9

The Valley Leadership Academy

OL13 0TGAges 11-16578 pupils
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Requires Improvement
10

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

OL13 9LJAges 3-1194 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Inadequate

Questions parents ask about schools in Bacup

How many schools are there in Bacup?

Bacup has 10 open schools: 8 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Bacup are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Bacup was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Bacup Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 80% of the 10 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Bacup Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Bacup have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Bacup with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Bacup Thorn Primary School (76% in reading, 85% in maths); Britannia Community Primary School (76% in reading, 83% in maths); and Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School (73% in reading, 73% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolBritannia Community Primary SchoolBacup St Saviour's Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Bacup?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Bacup selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Bacup have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Bacup have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Bacup?

Apply to Lancashire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.