Schools and Education in Vale

There are 33 schools within 5 miles of Vale town centre, including 26 primary and 2 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 87% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Bacup Nursery School and The Maden Community & Children's Centre. Parents should note that 3 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
33
Primary
26
Secondary
2
Good / Outstanding
87%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

2
18
2
Outstanding (2) Good (18) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (10)
Bacup Nursery School Nursery 3.4 miles Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF Inspected: 21 September 2022 The Maden Community & Children's Centre 3.6 miles Alma Street, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ Inspected: 25 February 2011
Castle Hill Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF Inspected: 16 May 2024 Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary 1.8 miles Vicarage Gardens, Todmorden, OL14 7BS Inspected: 21 September 2022 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 1.8 miles Wellington Road, Todmorden, OL14 5HP Inspected: 17 June 2024 Shade Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Rochdale Road, Shade, Todmorden, OL14 7PD Inspected: 29 June 2023 Sharneyford Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ Inspected: 22 July 2022 Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Rochdale Road, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 6RN Inspected: 27 November 2023 St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger Primary 2.9 miles Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley, BB10 4SU Inspected: 15 March 2023 Northern Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Burnley Road, Bacup, OL13 8PH Inspected: 26 March 2024 Colden Junior and Infant School Primary 3.3 miles Smithy Lane, Colden, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7HW Inspected: 03 February 2023 Bacup Thorn Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF Inspected: 19 January 2024 Britannia Community Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Railgate, Bacup, OL13 9TS Inspected: 23 March 2022 Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primary 4 miles New Line, Bacup, OL13 9RR Inspected: 19 September 2024 Worsthorne Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Halstead Street, Worsthorne, Burnley, BB10 3LR Inspected: 26 July 2023 Water Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Ash Grove, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PX Inspected: 25 September 2023 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Booth Road, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0QW Inspected: 09 September 2024 Riverside Junior School Primary 4.8 miles Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE Inspected: 20 November 2024 Stubbings Infant School Primary 4.9 miles Cliffe Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8BP Inspected: 27 September 2022 Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Primary 5 miles Morse Street, Burnley, BB10 4PB Inspected: 16 November 2022
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 0.9 miles Greenfield Terrace, Cornholme, Todmorden, OL14 8PL Inspected: 15 September 2023 Unity College Secondary 5 miles Mary Towneley Fold, Burnley, BB11 3DF Inspected: 20 March 2024
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Pennine Road, Bacup, OL13 9LJ Inspected: 16 June 2025
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary 1.3 miles Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG Pennine 1.5 miles Harehill Avenue, Todmorden, OL14 5LB Ferney Lee Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Linden Avenue, Todmorden, OL14 5NR Inspected: 23 March 2023 Todmorden Children's Centre 1.9 miles Burnley Road, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BX St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Moss Side Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8EP Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DS Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.5 miles Smithwell Lane, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7NX Hebden Vale Childrens Centre 4.5 miles Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AT St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primary 4.6 miles Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 8LD Inspected: 27 May 2022 Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.7 miles Central Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HB Inspected: 19 January 2023