Schools in Bacup

About schools in Bacup

Most of the ten schools listed in Bacup are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One nursery school takes the youngest children before they start primary.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

48%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 8 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Bacup Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools8

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  37%

  expected standard
• Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Bacup Thorn Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Britannia Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Northern Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Sharneyford Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  30%

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

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

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

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  15%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Valley Leadership Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  32.6

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Bacup

How many schools are in Bacup?

OfferDay lists ten schools in Bacup, including eight primary schools and one nursery school.

Who inspects schools in Bacup?

Every school in Bacup is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Bacup?

OfferDay ranks schools in Bacup where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.