Schools and Education in Rockcliffe

There are 59 schools within 5 miles of Rockcliffe town centre, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include The Maden Community & Children's Centre, Bacup Nursery School and Staghills Nursery School. A further 4 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
59
Primary
35
Secondary
7
Good / Outstanding
91%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

4
35
Outstanding (4) Good (35) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (16)
The Maden Community & Children's Centre 0.4 miles Alma Street, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ Inspected: 25 February 2011 Bacup Nursery School Nursery 0.7 miles Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF Inspected: 21 September 2022 Staghills Nursery School Nursery 2.7 miles Top Barn Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 7UE Inspected: 13 January 2025 Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School 4.5 miles Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6RX Inspected: 01 July 2024
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primary 0.5 miles New Line, Bacup, OL13 9RR Inspected: 19 September 2024 Britannia Community Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Railgate, Bacup, OL13 9TS Inspected: 23 March 2022 Bacup Thorn Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF Inspected: 19 January 2024 Sharneyford Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ Inspected: 22 July 2022 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Booth Road, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0QW Inspected: 09 September 2024 Northern Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Burnley Road, Bacup, OL13 8PH Inspected: 26 March 2024 Waterfoot Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Wolfenden Green, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9DA Inspected: 03 February 2023 St Anne's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Charles Street, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9JE Inspected: 29 June 2023 Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Primary 2.5 miles John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB Inspected: 24 April 2024 Staghills Children's Centre 2.7 miles Top Barn Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 7UE Inspected: 30 December 2010 Whitworth Community High School Secondary 2.9 miles Thor Drive, Hallford, ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS Inspected: 15 May 2023 Water Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Ash Grove, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PX Inspected: 25 September 2023 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primary 3 miles Massey Croft, Hall Street, Rochdale, OL12 8TL Inspected: 04 March 2025 Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Rochdale Road, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 6RN Inspected: 27 November 2023 Shade Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Rochdale Road, Shade, Todmorden, OL14 7PD Inspected: 29 June 2023 Castle Hill Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF Inspected: 16 May 2024 St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger Primary 3.8 miles Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley, BB10 4SU Inspected: 15 March 2023 Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Calder Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW Inspected: 13 March 2023 Alder Grange School Secondary 3.9 miles Calder Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8HW Inspected: 07 March 2022 Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary 4 miles Vicarage Gardens, Todmorden, OL14 7BS Inspected: 21 September 2022 St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall Primary 4.1 miles Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8RZ Inspected: 04 April 2025 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Wellington Road, Todmorden, OL14 5HP Inspected: 17 June 2024 Balladen Children's Centre 4.1 miles Linden Lea, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6DX Inspected: 23 February 2012 St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall Primary 4.1 miles Unity Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8SU Inspected: 08 March 2023 St James' Church of England Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Crossfield Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9JW Inspected: 21 March 2022 Crawshawbooth Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Albert Road, Crawshawbooth, Rossendale, BB4 8AN Inspected: 28 April 2023 Belmont School 4.5 miles Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6RX Inspected: 13 June 2025 Healey Foundation Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Earnshaw Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 0ST Inspected: 12 February 2025 Wardle Academy Secondary 4.7 miles Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9RD Inspected: 08 December 2022 Great Howarth School 4.7 miles Great Howarth, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ Inspected: 26 June 2024 Willow View School 4.7 miles Hargate Avenue, Hargate Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 6BT Inspected: 30 June 2023 Moorlands View School 4.8 miles Manchester Road, Dunnockshaw, Burnley, BB11 5PQ Inspected: 29 September 2023 Healey Learning Centre 4.9 miles Shawclough Road, Shawclough Road, Rochdale, OL12 6LN Inspected: 20 May 2025 Maple House School 5 miles Manchester Road, Haslingden, Manchester, BB4 6LN Inspected: 12 September 2024 Rossendale School 5 miles Bamford Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0RT Inspected: 20 January 2025
The Valley Leadership Academy Secondary 2 miles Kirk View, Bacup, OL13 0TG Inspected: 25 October 2023 Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.8 miles Greenfield Terrace, Cornholme, Todmorden, OL14 8PL Inspected: 15 September 2023 All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary 4.7 miles Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6SJ Inspected: 11 June 2024
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 0.2 miles Pennine Road, Bacup, OL13 9LJ Inspected: 16 June 2025
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primary 1.2 miles Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 8LD Inspected: 27 May 2022 St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Moss Side Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8EP Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Secondary 2.3 miles Glen Road, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch Primary 2.7 miles Hillside Drive, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 9EZ Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Dark Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 7UA Whitworth Children's Centre 3 miles Massey Croft, Hall Street, Rochdale, OL12 8TL Inspected: 08 June 2012 Tonacliffe Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Whitworth, OL12 8SS Inspected: 19 July 2024 Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary 3.6 miles Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG Pennine 3.8 miles Harehill Avenue, Todmorden, OL14 5LB Todmorden Children's Centre 4 miles Burnley Road, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BX Ferney Lee Primary School Primary 4 miles Linden Avenue, Todmorden, OL14 5NR Inspected: 23 March 2023 Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Linden Lea, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6DX Shawclough Community Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6DE Inspected: 16 May 2023 Edenfield Church of England Primary School Primary 5 miles Market Street, Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0HL Norden Children's Centre 5 miles Shawfield Lane, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7RQ Norden Primary Academy Primary 5 miles Shawfield Lane, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7RQ