England
Schools in North West
3,461 schools across 24 local authorities in North West.
Local authorities in North West
- Blackburn with Darwen 85
- Blackpool 47
- Bolton 138
- Bury 88
- Cheshire East 171
- Cheshire West and Chester 174
- Cumberland 175
- Halton 66
- Knowsley 60
- Lancashire 687
- Liverpool 183
- Manchester 201
- Oldham 120
- Rochdale 104
- Salford 124
- Sefton 111
- St. Helens 76
- Stockport 128
- Tameside 103
- Trafford 97
- Warrington 92
- Westmorland and Furness 159
- Wigan 138
- Wirral 134
Admissions are handled by each school or local authority, not by the region. Use a school's page for its published admissions figures and the postcode finder for distance.
All schools in North West
Sorted by school name. This is a directory, not a best-schools ranking: results reflect intake as well as teaching, historic Ofsted grades are not comparable with current report cards, and small cohorts may be suppressed.
Schools 1–150 of 3,461
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.R.T.S. EducationOther independent special school | Merseyside | No overall grade | — | — | |
| AKS LythamOther independent school | Lytham St Annes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbey College ManchesterOther independent school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbey Gate CollegeOther independent school | Chester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbey Hey Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbey School for Exceptional ChildrenOther independent special school | Cheshire West and Chester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbey Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Abbot's Lea SchoolCommunity special school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Abbotsford Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbott Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Abercromby Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Abingdon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stockport | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Abraham Moss Community SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 39.7 | -0.07-0.26 to 0.11 · not a win | |
| Abrar AcademyOther independent school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acacias Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Academy@WordenAcademy converter | Leyland | No overall grade | 43.2 | -0.25-0.54 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Accrington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Accrington | No overall grade | 39.4 | -0.62-0.83 to -0.42 | |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Accrington | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Accrington Huncoat Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary SchoolFoundation school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Accrington | Report card 2026 | 50.7 | -0.26-0.45 to -0.06 | |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acorns Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acorns SchoolOther independent special school | Stockport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acre Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Acre View Primary SchoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acresfield AcademyAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Acton Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Nantwich | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Adlington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Adlington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Macclesfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chorley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Adswood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Stockport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Adventure Wellbeing SchoolOther independent special school | Northwich | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Afifah SchoolOther independent school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Agricultural and Rural CentreOther independent special school | Stockport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ahavas Torah Boys AcademyOther independent school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aidenswood SchoolOther independent special school | Congleton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aim HabonimOther independent special school | Salford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent school | BLACKBURN | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Al Jamiah Al IslamiyyahOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Al-Huda Primary SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolOther independent school | Nelson | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Albany AcademyAcademy converter | Chorley | Good 2024 | 43.7 | -0.10-0.35 to 0.14 · not a win | |
| Alder Community High SchoolCommunity school | Hyde | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | -0.28-0.48 to -0.07 | |
| Alder Grange SchoolCommunity school | Rossendale | Report card 2026 | 37 | -0.32-0.56 to -0.08 | |
| Alderley Edge Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Alderley Edge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alderley Edge School for GirlsOther independent school | Alderley Edge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alderman Bolton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Warrington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKUniversity technical college | Salford | Good 2023 | 35.6 | -0.84-1.13 to -0.54 | |
| Aldwyn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Alexandra Park Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oldham | Requires improvement 2021 | — | — | |
| Alexandra Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Stockport | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Alkrington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Hallows Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Macclesfield | No overall grade | 49.6 | 0.00-0.20 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| All Hallows Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Outstanding 2023 | 55.6 | 0.700.49 to 0.91 | |
| All Hallows RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Good 2022 | 49.3 | 0.250.02 to 0.48 | |
| All Saints C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Dukinfield | No overall grade | 37.5 | -0.61-0.85 to -0.37 | |
| All Saints Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Knowsley | Good 2021 | 40.6 | -0.36-0.55 to -0.16 | |
| All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganVoluntary aided school | Warrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School MarpleVoluntary controlled school | Stockport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School StockportVoluntary controlled school | Stockport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, StandVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| All Saints Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Widnes | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sale | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| All Saints' CofE SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Cockermouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rossendale | Requires improvement 2024 | 35.3 | -0.78-1.07 to -0.48 | |
| All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Heywood | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Allanson Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Merseyside | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Allonby Primary SchoolCommunity school | Maryport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Alma Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Stoke-on-Trent | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Alsager SchoolAcademy converter | Stoke-on-Trent | Good 2023 | 51.9 | 0.210.04 to 0.39 | |
| Alsop High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 28.2 | -1.72-1.90 to -1.53 | |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, LongridgeAcademy converter | Preston | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Alston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Alston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alt AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Oldham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Alt Bridge SchoolCommunity special school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Altham St James Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Altrincham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Altrincham CollegeAcademy converter | Altrincham | Report card 2026 | 48.5 | -0.03-0.26 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | Altrincham | Outstanding 2022 | 78.5 | 1.321.09 to 1.55 | |
| Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | Altrincham | Outstanding 2022 | 80.6 | 1.010.80 to 1.23 | |
| Altrincham Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Altrincham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ambleside | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Anchorsholme Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Thornton-Cleveleys | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Anderton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Adlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Anfield Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Angel Meadow SchoolOther independent special school | Salford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ansdell Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lytham St Annes | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Appleby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Report card 2026 | 40.7 | 0.01-0.37 to 0.38 · not a win | |
| Appleby Primary SchoolFoundation school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Appleton Thorn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Warrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Appletree Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Lancaster | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Appletree SchoolOther independent special school | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Aquinas CollegeFurther education | Stockport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 41.5 | -0.83-1.03 to -0.62 | |
| Archbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | 55.4 | 0.22-0.01 to 0.44 · not a win | |
| Archers Brook SEMH SchoolCommunity special school | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Arden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stockport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Arlecdon Primary SchoolAcademy converter | FRIZINGTON | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Arlies Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stalybridge | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Armathwaite SchoolCommunity school | Carlisle | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Armfield AcademyFree schools | Blackpool | Good 2023 | 35.6 | -1.11-1.34 to -0.88 | |
| Armitage CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Arnside National CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Carnforth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Arundale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hyde | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Asby Endowed SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Ash Grove AcademyAcademy converter | Macclesfield | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Ash Meadow SchoolOther independent special school | St. Helens | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashbridge Independent SchoolOther independent school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashdene Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wilmslow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashfield Infant & Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Workington | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Ashfield Junior SchoolCommunity school | Workington | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ashgate Specialist Support Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashlea House SchoolOther independent school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school | Darwen | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ashley High SchoolCommunity special school | Widnes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashton Community Science CollegeCommunity school | Preston | Good 2023 | 44.6 | -0.07-0.30 to 0.17 · not a win | |
| Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Ashton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ashton Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Ashton-Under-Lyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashton West End Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Ashton-under-Lyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolAcademy converter | Sale | Good 2024 | 52.1 | 0.04-0.13 to 0.22 · not a win | |
| Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashurst Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ashworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Askam Village SchoolFoundation school | Askam-in-furness | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Widnes | Good 2024 | — | — |