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Schools in OL13

The schools families in OL13 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Rossendale
Region
North West
Population
21,408 (2024)
Schools

Schools in OL13

11 schools in OL13: 9 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other. 82% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 10 that publish a capacity are 71% full overall.

Schools
11
in OL13
Good or better
82%
Of 11 with an Ofsted grade
How full
71%
Places available: 1,903 pupils for 2,671 places
Over capacity
0
More pupils than places, of 10 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

OL13
73%
18%
  • Excellent9.1%
  • Good72.7%
  • Needs improvement18.2%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • The Valley Leadership Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 578 pupils · 55% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · April 2026
  • Bacup Thorn Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 253 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · November 2023
  • Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 221 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · July 2024
  • Britannia Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · 91% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · April 2026
  • Northern Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 161 pupils · 77% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · February 2024
  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 125 pupils · 86% full
    Needs improvement
    0.8 miles · April 2026
  • Water Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 116 pupils · 83% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · July 2023
  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 94 pupils · 45% full
    Needs improvement
    0.6 miles · April 2026
  • Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 88 pupils · 84% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · July 2024
  • Bacup Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 66 pupils
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · June 2026
  • Sharneyford Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 63 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · June 2022
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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