Bacup Thorn Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF
Headteacher · Mrs Alison Edgar
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Key facts
Pupils253Capacity 276
Free school meals41.5%
Reception and junior places
Applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
Nearby schools
- Bacup Nursery School0.0 mi
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 mi
- Northern Primary School0.7 mi
- Sharneyford Primary School0.9 mi
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School1.0 mi