Schools and Education in Edge Fold

There are 85 schools within 5 miles of Edge Fold town centre, including 52 primary and 12 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 88% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Turncroft Nursery School, Youth Challenge Pru and Eden Boys' School, Bolton. Parents should note that 6 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
85
Primary
52
Secondary
12
Good / Outstanding
88%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

4
38
6
Outstanding (4) Good (38) Requires Improvement (6) Not yet inspected (37)
Turncroft Nursery School Nursery 2.8 miles Highfield Road, Darwen, BB3 2DN Inspected: 24 June 2025 Youth Challenge Pru 4.6 miles Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, BL1 6JT Inspected: 16 September 2024 Eden Boys' School, Bolton Secondary 4.8 miles Back Rawsthorne Street, Bolton, BL1 3QE Inspected: 13 September 2023 The Valley Community Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Hibbert Street, Off Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8JG Inspected: 22 November 2023
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Primary 2 miles Knowlesly Road, Darwen, BB3 2JA Inspected: 25 May 2023 Egerton Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Cox Green Road, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9RE Inspected: 11 November 2021 Aurora Woodlands School 2.3 miles Holly Tree Close, Holly Tree Close, Lancashire, BB3 2NG Inspected: 15 September 2025 Ashleigh Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Ross Street, Darwen, BB3 2JT Inspected: 17 May 2023 Lower Pastures 2.4 miles Broadhead Road, Nr Darwen, BB3 3QP Inspected: 29 March 2023 Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Turncroft Road, DARWEN, BB3 2BW Inspected: 09 May 2022 Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary Primary 2.9 miles Ellison Fold Terrace, Darwen, BB3 3EB Inspected: 23 November 2021 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen Primary 2.9 miles Limes Avenue, DARWEN, BB3 2SG Inspected: 05 March 2025 Eagley Infant School Primary 3 miles Stonesteads Drive, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LN Inspected: 04 May 2023 St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton Primary 3.1 miles Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9HT Inspected: 07 March 2024 Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio Secondary 3.2 miles Police Street, Darwen, BB3 1AF Inspected: 18 October 2021 Darwen Children's Centre 3.3 miles Lord Street, Darwen, BB3 0HD Inspected: 04 August 2015 Birtenshaw School Bolton 3.5 miles Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9AB Inspected: 27 March 2024 Turton Belmont Community Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Ryecroft Lane, Belmont, Bolton, BL7 8AH Inspected: 25 March 2024 The Oaks Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Sharples Hall Drive, Bolton, BL1 7HS Inspected: 01 February 2024 Avondale Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Schofield Street, Darwen, BB3 1NN Inspected: 27 September 2023 Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Chapel Lane, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4PA Inspected: 07 May 2024 Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya 3.8 miles Branch Road, Holcombe Old Road, Nr. Bury, BL8 4NG Inspected: 25 September 2025 Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Belthorn Road, Belthorn, Blackburn, BB1 2NY Inspected: 29 April 2024 Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury Primary 3.8 miles Holly Mount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HS Inspected: 13 March 2024 St Maxentius CofE Primary School Primary 3.9 miles New Hays Way, Bradshaw, Bolton, BL2 4AE Inspected: 09 March 2023 Crosshill Special School 3.9 miles Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ Inspected: 25 February 2022 Sharples Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU Inspected: 20 March 2025 Helmshore Primary School Primary 4 miles Gregory Fold, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4JW Inspected: 18 March 2024 St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore Primary 4.2 miles Brooklands Avenue, Helmshore, BB4 4EZ Inspected: 24 June 2024 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom Primary 4.2 miles Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JD Inspected: 23 November 2021 Holcombe Brook Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury, BL0 9TA Inspected: 16 January 2025 St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton Primary 4.3 miles Brookfold Lane, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 4DZ Inspected: 23 January 2025 St Columba's RC Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Ripley Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, BL2 3AR Inspected: 17 May 2024 Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Secondary 4.4 miles Greens Lane, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4EY Inspected: 01 July 2022 Lower Darwen Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Milking Lane, Lower Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0RB Inspected: 19 May 2023 Hardy Mill Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Hardy Mill Road, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 4EF Inspected: 17 January 2025 Darwen Vale High School Secondary 4.6 miles Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AL Inspected: 12 March 2024 Castle Hill Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Haroldene Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, BL2 2JT Inspected: 30 March 2023 Maple House School 4.8 miles Manchester Road, Haslingden, Manchester, BB4 6LN Inspected: 12 September 2024 Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Regent Street, Rossendale, Haslingden, BB4 5HQ Inspected: 22 May 2024 Haslingden Community Link & Children's Centre 4.9 miles Bury Road, Haslingden, BB4 5PG Inspected: 11 February 2011 St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Primary 5 miles Eskrick Street, Bolton, BL1 3JB Inspected: 25 January 2022
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles St Alban's Road, Darwen, BB3 0HY Inspected: 04 July 2024 Woodlands 4.4 miles Edenfield, Rossendale, BL0 0QL Inspected: 10 November 2025 Peel Brow School Primary 4.5 miles Quarry Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0BJ Inspected: 19 January 2024 Smithills School Secondary 4.6 miles Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, BL1 6JS Inspected: 06 December 2024 Tottington High School Secondary 4.7 miles Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY Inspected: 05 July 2024 Valley College 4.7 miles Clod Lane, Rossendale, BB4 6LR Inspected: 15 January 2025
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0AH Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Baynes Street, Bayne Street, Darwen, BB3 3NH Walmsley CofE Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Blackburn Road, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9SA Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Secondary 2.9 miles Sudell Road, Darwen, BB3 3HD St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw Primary 3.1 miles Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4JL Holy Trinity VC School Primary 3.1 miles Bank Bottom, Darwen, BB3 2RW Bromley Cross Family Hub Link Site 3.1 miles The Crescent, Toppings Estate, Bolton, BL7 9JR Eagley Junior School Primary 3.1 miles Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9AT Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles Olive Lane, Darwen, BB3 0EY Turton School Secondary 3.3 miles Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LT Inspected: 08 May 2024 High Lawn Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Holden Avenue, Sharples, Bolton, BL1 7EX Sharples School Secondary 3.8 miles Hill Cot Road, Sharples, Bolton, BL1 8SN Greenmount Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Holhouse Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HD Woodhey High School Secondary 4 miles Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9QZ Hazlehurst Primary Academy Primary 4 miles Geoffrey Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9PQ Oldhams Family Hub 4 miles Forfar Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6RN Inspected: 21 February 2013 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Queen Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JJ Canon Slade School Secondary 4.2 miles Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, Bolton, BL2 3BP St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 4.2 miles Haldane Road, Darwen, BB3 0AA Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Back Baxendale Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6QJ Earcroft Children's Centre 4.2 miles Veronica Street, off Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AF Inspected: 21 December 2012 Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Bolton Road North, Stubbins, Bury, BL0 0NA Inspected: 17 July 2024 Thornleigh Salesian College Secondary 4.3 miles Sharples Park, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6PQ St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Primary 4.4 miles Newnham Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8QA Haslingden Broadway Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4EH St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Limefield Road, Smithills, Bolton, BL1 6LA Edenfield Church of England Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Market Street, Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0HL St James' Church of England Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0QP Haslingden Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4BJ Inspected: 24 June 2024 Tor View School 4.7 miles Clod Lane, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 6LR Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya 4.8 miles McEvoy Street, Bolton, BL1 8LX Inspected: 25 April 2024 Harwood Meadows Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Orchard Gardens, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 3PS Inspected: 03 May 2022 The Valley Family Hub Link Site 4.8 miles Chalfont Street, Bolton, BL1 8JS Inspected: 08 December 2011 Tottington Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Moorside Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3HR Bolton St Catherine's Academy All-through 4.9 miles Stitch-Mi-Lane, Bolton, BL2 4HU Firwood High School 4.9 miles Stitch-Mi-Lane, Bolton, BL2 4HU Bright Meadows Family Hub 5 miles Greenroyd Avenue, Bolton, Bolton, BL2 5DD