Schools and Education in Robin Hood

There are 112 schools within 5 miles of Robin Hood town centre, including 70 primary and 13 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 87% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy, Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold and St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish. A further 10 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
112
Primary
70
Secondary
13
Good / Outstanding
87%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

14
55
9
Outstanding (14) Good (55) Requires Improvement (9) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (33)
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy Primary 1.9 miles Lancaster Lane, Parbold, Nr Wigan, WN8 7HS Inspected: 15 December 2023 Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Primary 2 miles Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7HD Inspected: 25 June 2024 St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish Primary 2.4 miles Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0LF Inspected: 30 March 2023 Rainbow Hub School 2.5 miles Salt Pit Lane, Salt Pit Lane, Ormskirk, L40 2QX Inspected: 10 June 2025 Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy Primary 2.7 miles Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB Inspected: 14 March 2022 Newburgh Church of England Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Back Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, WN8 7XB Inspected: 21 June 2024 St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College 16 plus 3.1 miles Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0LJ Inspected: 19 March 2024 Elm Tree Community Primary School 3.6 miles Evington, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA Inspected: 19 December 2023 St John's Children's Centre & Extended School 3.7 miles Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JJ Inspected: 23 February 2012 Westfield Sure Start Children's Centre 4.3 miles Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XN Inspected: 20 April 2011 Kingsbury Primary Special School 4.7 miles School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH Inspected: 20 September 2023 Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Croftlands, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD Inspected: 12 July 2024 Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ Inspected: 18 July 2024 St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Primary 5 miles Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL Inspected: 24 May 2023
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington Primary 0.9 miles Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE Inspected: 20 May 2022 Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School Primary 1 miles Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RN Inspected: 07 February 2025 Shevington Vale Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JP Inspected: 29 April 2022 Fir Tree College 1.4 miles The Nook, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JB Inspected: 24 August 2022 Shevington High School Secondary 1.9 miles Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB Inspected: 19 May 2022 Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Chorley Road, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SL Inspected: 18 September 2024 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Preston Road, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5DU Inspected: 20 June 2023 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Church Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BD Inspected: 20 September 2023 Millbrook Primary School Primary 2.2 miles N/A, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8DL Inspected: 29 September 2022 Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Higher Lane, Dalton, Wigan, WN8 7RP Inspected: 18 May 2023 Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.7 miles School Lane, Roby Mill, Skelmersdale, WN8 0QR Inspected: 19 January 2024 Coppull Children's Centre 2.8 miles German Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH Inspected: 22 March 2012 Coppull Primary School and Nursery Primary 2.8 miles German Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH Inspected: 21 September 2022 Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles The Green, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5TE Inspected: 11 February 2025 Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Roe Hey Drive, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 4PU Inspected: 27 April 2023 Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Church Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5NA Inspected: 17 January 2022 Eccleston Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Doctor's Lane, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5RA Inspected: 23 March 2023 St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primary 3.7 miles Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF Inspected: 21 September 2022 First Steps Children's Centre 3.8 miles Eavesdale, Skelmersdale, WN8 6BA Inspected: 11 November 2010 St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary 3.9 miles Baytree Road, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7RN Inspected: 18 January 2022 St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Beacon View Drive, Up Holland, Skelmersdale, WN8 0HX Inspected: 27 April 2023 Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Netherby Road, Beech Hill, Wigan, WN6 7PT Inspected: 18 November 2022 Hillside Community Primary School Primary 3.9 miles N/A, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE Inspected: 24 September 2024 Lathom High School : A Technology College Secondary 3.9 miles Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN Inspected: 21 September 2022 Infinite Schools Wigan 4 miles Harrow Road, Marsh Green, Wigan, WN5 0QL Inspected: 09 May 2025 St Peter's Catholic High School Secondary 4 miles Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NU Inspected: 29 April 2024 Holland Moor Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Cornbrook, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG Inspected: 13 May 2025 Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primary 4.2 miles Back Lane, Holland Moor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9EA Inspected: 02 May 2025 Orrell Lamberhead Children's Centre 4.3 miles Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AW Inspected: 14 August 2013 Crow Orchard Primary School Primary 4.3 miles School Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8QG Inspected: 27 April 2023 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Windrows, New Church Farm, Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP Inspected: 25 June 2024 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primary 4.4 miles Cottage Fields, Chorley, PR7 3QG Inspected: 14 March 2024 St John's CofE Primary School Primary 4.4 miles St John Street, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 0DT Inspected: 23 June 2023 Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary 4.4 miles Moor Road, Chorley, PR7 2LR Inspected: 15 June 2023 Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Primary 4.5 miles Kiln Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8PW Inspected: 03 December 2024 TMP College 4.5 miles Orrell Road, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 8EX Inspected: 21 June 2024 St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan Primary 4.5 miles Thorburn Road, Norley Hall, WIGAN, WN5 9LW Inspected: 11 March 2024 Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Hall Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 5UG Inspected: 21 September 2022 Holy Cross Catholic High School Secondary 4.5 miles Myles Standish Way, Chorley, PR7 3LS Inspected: 13 October 2022 Hope High School 4.5 miles Carfield, Clay Brow, Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP Inspected: 03 July 2025 Westmorland School 4.6 miles Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ Inspected: 11 September 2025 Shaftesbury High School 4.6 miles Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ Inspected: 12 June 2025 West Lancashire Community High School 4.7 miles School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH Inspected: 29 April 2024 Mayfield School 4.7 miles Gloucester Road, Chorley, PR7 3HN Inspected: 10 November 2022 St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell Primary 4.8 miles St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AA Inspected: 29 April 2022 Rufford CofE School Primary 4.8 miles Flash Lane, Rufford, Ormskirk, L40 1SN Inspected: 16 May 2024 Adlington Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Market Place, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4JA Inspected: 29 September 2023 St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Alexandra Street, Newtown, Wigan, WN5 9DS Inspected: 09 November 2023 The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Secondary 4.8 miles Frog Lane, Wigan, WN1 1HQ Inspected: 07 July 2022 Park Children's Centre 4.8 miles Waverley, Whitburn, Skelmersdale, WN8 8HN Inspected: 31 March 2011 Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Secondary 4.8 miles Highfield Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HH Inspected: 17 January 2022 Burscough Village Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Colburne Close, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 4LB Inspected: 25 April 2024 Wigan and Leigh College 16 plus 4.9 miles Mona Street, Parson's Walk, Wigan, WN1 1RS Inspected: 20 January 2023 Mab's Cross Primary School Primary 5 miles Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL Inspected: 11 May 2022 Parklands High School Secondary 5 miles Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1LL Inspected: 04 July 2023
Shevington Sure Start Children's Centre 2 miles Miles Lane, Miles Lane, Wigan, WN6 8EW Inspected: 24 March 2015 St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley Primary 2.2 miles Ridley Lane, Mawdesley, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3PP Inspected: 23 January 2024 Standish & Aspull Children's Centre 2.7 miles Rectory Lane, Rectory Lane, Wigan, WN6 0XB Inspected: 24 March 2015 Woodland Community Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH Inspected: 10 September 2024 Dean Trust Wigan Secondary 4.1 miles Greenhey, Greenhey, Wigan, WN5 0DQ Inspected: 28 November 2023 Southlands High School Secondary 4.2 miles Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ Inspected: 19 June 2025 Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Mort Street, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7AU Inspected: 24 May 2024 Brookfield Park Primary School Primary 4.7 miles School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH Inspected: 27 November 2023 Progress Schools Wigan 4.7 miles Parson's Walk, Parsons Walk, WN1 1RU Inspected: 26 April 2024
My Life Learning 1.4 miles Pepper Lane, Pepper Lane, Wigan, WN6 0PP Inspected: 01 July 2022
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary 0.8 miles Finch Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9DT Standish Community High School Secondary 1.9 miles Whitwell Close, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0NX Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Withington Lane, Heskin, Chorley, PR7 5LU Wood Fold Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Greenland Avenue, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TS St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull Primary 2.4 miles Spendmore Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5DH My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision 2.6 miles Heaton Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0DA Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 3 miles Hurst Green, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QT St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primary 3.2 miles Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN Inspected: 27 April 2023 Blossomfields Children's Centre 3.2 miles The Green, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5TE Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8JP Maharishi Free School All-through 3.4 miles Cobb's Clough Road, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.4 miles College Road, Up Holland, Upholland, WN8 0PY Inspected: 03 July 2024 Cobbs Brow School Primary 3.6 miles Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU Upholland Children's Centre 3.8 miles Mill Lane, Upholland, Skelmersdale, WN8 0HH Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Secondary 3.8 miles Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW Beech Hill & Sacred Heart Children's Centre 3.9 miles Netherby Road, Netherby Road, Wigan, WN6 7PT Inspected: 25 June 2012 Marsh Green Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Kitt Green Road, Marsh Green, Wigan, WN5 0EF Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary 4 miles Springfield Road, WIGAN, WN6 7RH Inspected: 26 May 2023 Delph Side Community Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Eskdale, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6ED St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy Primary 4.3 miles Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AW Westfield Community School Primary 4.3 miles Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XN Woodfield Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NT Orrell Holgate Academy Primary 4.4 miles Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8SJ Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Birkrig, Digmoor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN Gillibrand Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Grosvenor Road, Chorley, PR7 2PJ Little Digmoor Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Abbeystead, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley Primary 4.7 miles Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, PR7 2RJ Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6NS Up Holland High School Secondary 4.8 miles Oxhouse Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AL St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primary 4.9 miles Railway Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ Library Children's Centre 4.9 miles Grove Farm Drive, Railway Road, Adlington, PR6 9RG Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Colburne Close, School Lane, Ormskirk, L40 4AE Inspected: 21 March 2023