Primary schools in Bacup

8 primary schools in Bacup, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Bacup in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Bacup first 123 times for 122 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lancashire authority's 472 schools. 2 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.90 miles (Britannia Community Primary School) to 1.00 miles (Sharneyford Primary School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary SchoolGood · OL13 0QW
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolGood · OL13 9RR
Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolGood · OL13 8EF
Northern Primary SchoolGood · OL13 8PH
Britannia Community Primary SchoolExpected standard · OL13 9TS
Sharneyford Primary SchoolExpected standard · OL13 9UQ
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, BacupNeeds attention · OL13 8LD
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyNeeds attention · OL13 9LJ

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