Northern Primary School

School Name: Northern Primary School
Address: Burnley Road, Northern Primary School
Town/City: Bacup
County: Lancashire
Postcode: OL13 8PH
Telephone Number: 01706 874154
Website: www.northern.lancs.sch.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 5-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Headteacher: Mrs Anna Ewens
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 161 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 77% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 17.4%

URN: 119190
DfE Number: 888/2111
UKPRN: 10077720
UPRN: 100012841253
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Rossendale (E07000125)
Constituency: Rossendale and Darwen (E14001450)
Electoral Ward: Bacup (E05015817)

Easting & Northing: 386934E, 424631N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 43' 6.83" N 2° 11' 57.59" W
Plus Code: 9C5VPR92+C7

DfE Record: View record

1. Bacup Thorn Primary School (1.2km)
2. Bacup Nursery School (1.2km)
3. Sharneyford Primary School (1.3km)
4. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.9km)
5. Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School (2.7km)
6. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup (2.9km)
7. Water Primary School (3.0km)
8. Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School (3.1km)
9. Britannia Community Primary School (3.1km)
10. Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School (3.6km)