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Schools in North West

North West has 2,451 primary schools and 471 secondary schools, plus 704 special, nursery, sixth-form or other schools. Pick the age group you want: each list is ranked, shown on a map and compared with schools that have a similar mix of pupils elsewhere in England.

Primary schools (2,451)Secondary schools (471)Places within
Primary schoolsAges 4 to 11
2,451

The highest-scoring primary schools in North West:

  1. Nicol Mere School100
  2. The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham100
  3. Woodford Primary School100
See all primary schools in North West
Secondary schoolsAges 11 to 16 or 18
471

The highest-scoring secondary schools in North West:

  1. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School100
  2. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys100
  3. Sale Grammar School99
See all secondary schools in North West

Councils in North West

Blackburn with Darwen89 schoolsBlackpool51 schoolsBolton148 schoolsBury91 schoolsCheshire East179 schoolsCheshire West and Chester184 schoolsCumberland180 schoolsHalton70 schoolsKnowsley63 schoolsLancashire706 schoolsLiverpool193 schoolsManchester221 schoolsOldham128 schoolsRochdale106 schoolsSalford136 schoolsSefton116 schoolsSt. Helens80 schoolsStockport135 schoolsTameside110 schoolsTrafford103 schoolsWarrington95 schoolsWestmorland and Furness161 schoolsWigan145 schoolsWirral136 schools

Nearby areas

South East4,025 schoolsLondon3,190 schoolsEast of England2,849 schoolsWest Midlands2,771 schoolsSouth West2,662 schoolsYorkshire and the Humber2,465 schoolsEast Midlands2,324 schoolsNorth East1,242 schools

About this list

Primary and secondary schools have separate pages because they are measured on different things (SATs for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries) and compared with different sets of similar schools. Special schools, nurseries and sixth-form colleges don't fit either list, so they are listed here. How the score works.