# Education in Pendle

The north east of the North West. 100,203 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 169 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Pendle, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## Number of schools

Pendle: **55** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Pendle had 55 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000122) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Pendle. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000122) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/education#l-schools

## Schools in Pendle

Pendle has 55 open schools: 5 nursery, 37 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 2 independent.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 2 |
| Good | 13 |
| Requires improvement | 2 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

17 of the 50 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and July 2024.
12 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Nursery (5) (5)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bradley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-nursery-school-e119078) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 173 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| [McMillan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mcmillan-nursery-school-e119095) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 89 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| [Newtown Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-nursery-school-e119090) | Local authority nursery school | 0 to 4 | 93 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| [Walton Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-lane-nursery-school-e119079) | Local authority nursery school | 3 to 5 | 55 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| [Woodfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-nursery-school-e119088) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 119 | Standards maintained, April 2025 |

### Primary (37) (37)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnoldswick-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e119360) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 342 | Good (overall), July 2022 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Barrowford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowford-school-e119166) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 312 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowford-st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e119431) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 121 | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 88% met KS2 standard |
| [Blacko Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blacko-primary-school-e145816) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 103 | School remains Good, November 2022 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Bradley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-primary-school-e119175) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 417 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Castercliff Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castercliff-primary-school-e142055) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 387 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Coates Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coates-lane-primary-school-e119335) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 157 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 37% met KS2 standard |
| [Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-christ-church-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119433) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 187 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [Colne Lord Street School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-lord-street-school-e145818) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 327 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Colne Primet Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-primet-primary-school-e119173) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 185 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Earby Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earby-springfield-primary-school-e119251) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 126 | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foulridge-saint-michael-and-all-angels-cofe-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119434) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 175 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Gisburn Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gisburn-road-community-primary-school-e119265) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 204 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-marsden-st-johns-primary-school-a-church-of-england-academy-e141981) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 205 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Higham St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/higham-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e119387) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 120 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-saviour-roman-catholic-primary-school-nelson-e119654) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149125) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 126 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Kelbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelbrook-primary-school-e119250) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 96 | School remains Good, September 2022 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Laneshaw Bridge Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laneshaw-bridge-primary-e145817) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 204 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Lomeshaye Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lomeshaye-junior-school-e119177) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 352 | School remains Good, November 2022 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Marsden Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-community-primary-school-e119176) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 415 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119438) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 408 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e119437) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 137 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newchurch-in-pendle-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e144474) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 53 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-primary-school-e119172) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 319 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Pendle Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-primary-academy-e139053) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 415 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Reedley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedley-primary-school-e119320) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 408 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [Roughlee Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roughlee-church-of-england-primary-school-e119383) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 50 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 100% met KS2 standard |
| [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149126) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 216 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Salterforth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salterforth-primary-school-e119267) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 102 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-southworth-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149849) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 209 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 18% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150299) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 119 | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Trawden Forest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trawden-forest-primary-school-e119180) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 193 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [Walverden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walverden-primary-school-e119178) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 448 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [West Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-street-community-primary-school-e119174) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 181 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wheatley-lane-methodist-primary-school-e150581) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 207 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Whitefield Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-infant-school-and-nursery-e119179) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 336 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |

### Secondary (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colne Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-park-high-school-e146228) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 989 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.5 |
| [Colne Primet Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-primet-academy-e139130) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 805 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 37.1 |
| [Marsden Heights Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-heights-community-college-e146276) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 1,047 | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 41.5 |
| [Pendle Vale College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-vale-college-e134989) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 1,046 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.8 |
| [Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-john-fisher-and-thomas-more-roman-catholic-high-school-e119785) | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 16 | 812 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.5 |
| [West Craven High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-craven-high-school-e142856) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 528 | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8: 35.0 |

### Special (4) (4)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grow Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grow-independent-school-e149952) | Other independent special school | 11 to 16 | 16 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Pendle Community High School & College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-community-high-school-and-college-e135015) | Community special school | 11 to 19 | 166 | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 |
| [Pendle View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-view-primary-school-e135012) | Community special school | 2 to 11 | 132 | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 |
| [The Nook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nook-school-e146030) | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 14 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Lancashire Learning Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-lancashire-learning-group-e130738) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Independent (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Al-Ikhlaas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-ikhlaas-primary-school-e136098) | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 142 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Edenfield Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edenfield-girls-high-school-e147301) | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 102 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/environment) (9)
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- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/sources) (28)

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