# Alternatives to Northern Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Northern Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Northern Primary School, for comparison

0.85 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Bacup Thorn Primary School, Bacup](/school/119193/bacup-thorn-primary-school) | 0.7 mi south | 0.96 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Sharneyford Primary School, Bacup](/school/119192/sharneyford-primary-school) | 0.8 mi east | 1.20 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Bacup](/school/147592/st-mary-s-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy) | 1.2 mi south | - | 2026 | Needs attention | no | not recorded |
| [Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School, Bacup](/school/119191/bacup-st-saviour-s-community-primary-school) | 1.7 mi south | - | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup, Bacup](/school/119661/st-joseph-s-roman-catholic-primary-school-stacksteads-bacup) | 1.8 mi south-west | 0.90 | 2026 | Needs attention | no | not recorded |
| [Water Primary School, Rossendale](/school/119198/water-primary-school) | 1.9 mi west | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/119190/northern-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/119190/northern-primary-school