Schools and Education in Walsden

There are 46 schools within 5 miles of Walsden town centre, including 34 primary and 3 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 93% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include The Maden Community & Children's Centre, Bacup Nursery School and Kentmere Primary Academy. A further 2 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
46
Primary
34
Secondary
3
Good / Outstanding
93%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
24
Outstanding (3) Good (24) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (17)
The Maden Community & Children's Centre 4.1 miles Alma Street, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ Inspected: 25 February 2011 Bacup Nursery School Nursery 4.1 miles Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF Inspected: 21 September 2022 Kentmere Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Kentmere Avenue, Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL12 9EE Inspected: 18 September 2024
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Rochdale Road, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 6RN Inspected: 27 November 2023 Shade Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Rochdale Road, Shade, Todmorden, OL14 7PD Inspected: 29 June 2023 Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary 1.2 miles Vicarage Gardens, Todmorden, OL14 7BS Inspected: 21 September 2022 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 1.3 miles Wellington Road, Todmorden, OL14 5HP Inspected: 17 June 2024 Castle Hill Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF Inspected: 16 May 2024 Britannia Community Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Railgate, Bacup, OL13 9TS Inspected: 23 March 2022 Sharneyford Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ Inspected: 22 July 2022 St James' Church of England Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Crossfield Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9JW Inspected: 21 March 2022 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Victoria Street, Littleborough, OL15 9DB Inspected: 17 May 2024 Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Primary 3.8 miles John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB Inspected: 24 April 2024 Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primary 4 miles New Line, Bacup, OL13 9RR Inspected: 19 September 2024 Wardle Academy Secondary 4.1 miles Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9RD Inspected: 08 December 2022 Bacup Thorn Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF Inspected: 19 January 2024 Colden Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Smithy Lane, Colden, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7HW Inspected: 03 February 2023 Northern Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Burnley Road, Bacup, OL13 8PH Inspected: 26 March 2024 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Massey Croft, Hall Street, Rochdale, OL12 8TL Inspected: 04 March 2025 Whitworth Community High School Secondary 4.4 miles Thor Drive, Hallford, ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS Inspected: 15 May 2023 Great Howarth School 4.5 miles Great Howarth, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ Inspected: 26 June 2024 Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Bridgenorth Drive, Littleborough, OL15 0ES Inspected: 16 November 2023 Riverside Junior School Primary 4.5 miles Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE Inspected: 20 November 2024 Meadows School 4.7 miles Wardle Road, Wardle Road, Rochdale, OL12 9EN Inspected: 22 November 2023 Stubbings Infant School Primary 4.7 miles Cliffe Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8BP Inspected: 27 September 2022 Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 5 miles Spokeshave Way, Halifax Road, Rochdale, OL16 2NU Inspected: 16 May 2024 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Primary 5 miles Booth Road, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0QW Inspected: 09 September 2024
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 3.1 miles Greenfield Terrace, Cornholme, Todmorden, OL14 8PL Inspected: 15 September 2023
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 3.7 miles Pennine Road, Bacup, OL13 9LJ Inspected: 16 June 2025
Todmorden Children's Centre 1.2 miles Burnley Road, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BX Pennine 1.4 miles Harehill Avenue, Todmorden, OL14 5LB Ferney Lee Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Linden Avenue, Todmorden, OL14 5NR Inspected: 23 March 2023 Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary 1.6 miles Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Todmorden Road, Summit, Littleborough, OL15 9PR St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Moss Side Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8EP Littleborough Community Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Ashworth Close, Littleborough, OL15 9HW Littleborough Centre 3.5 miles Town House Road, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 9LD St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 3.7 miles Wardle Street, Littleborough, OL15 8DU St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary 4.2 miles Union Road, Rochdale, OL12 9QA Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DS Whitworth Children's Centre 4.4 miles Massey Croft, Hall Street, Rochdale, OL12 8TL Inspected: 08 June 2012 Hebden Vale Childrens Centre 4.4 miles Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AT Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.5 miles Central Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HB Inspected: 19 January 2023 Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.7 miles Smithwell Lane, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7NX Tonacliffe Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Whitworth, OL12 8SS Inspected: 19 July 2024 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primary 4.9 miles Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 8LD Inspected: 27 May 2022