Schools near Accrington
The 60 schools closest to Accrington by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Accrington
This page gathers the 60 nearest schools to the centre of Accrington, closest first. The closest is Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Every school here is inspected by Ofsted. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Accrington, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Accrington itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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The Alternative School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Accrington
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Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Fairfield Nursery School0.5 miles
Nursery · Accrington
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn0.5 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church0.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Woodnook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Accrington Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Lee Royd Nursery School0.7 miles
Nursery · Accrington
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle0.8 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle School0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Rhyddings0.8 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Peel Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Peter's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Green Haworth Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Accrington
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The Hollins1.3 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School1.5 miles
Special schools · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Oswaldtwistle
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Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors1.7 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Park View1.7 miles
Special schools · Accrington
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Accrington Huncoat Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Rishton Methodist Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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The Willows1.9 miles
Special schools · Rishton
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St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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The Hyndburn Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
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Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood2.7 miles
Primary · Great Harwood
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Great Harwood Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood2.7 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Altham St James Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Intack Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Shadsworth Infant School3.0 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Burnley
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Shadsworth Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Arran Avenue
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St Antony's RC Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Belthorn Academy Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
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Newfield School3.5 miles
Special schools · Blackburn
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Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda3.6 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
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Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Haslingden
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Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School3.6 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
Common questions
- How many schools are near Accrington?
- This page lists the 60 closest schools to the centre of Accrington by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Accrington?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Accrington is Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School, about 0.3 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.