Education
The local comprehensive is Failsworth School, which moved to a new building in 2008 (previously two separate buildings known as the Upper School and the Lower School) which caters for children aged between 11–16 years of age. The £28 million project allowed secondary schooling in the town to come under one roof as opposed to the previous Lower and Upper schools on Partington Street and Brierley Avenue. The school has specialist Sports College status.
| School | Type/Status | Headteacher | OfSTED | Location | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failsworth | Secondary School | Mr J Meagher | 105735 | 53°30′27″N 2°08′48″W / 53.507620°N 2.146614°W / 53.507620; -2.146614 | |
| Woodhouses Voluntary (Controlled) | Primary School | Mrs Michelle Vickers | 105688 | 53°30′16″N 2°08′03″W / 53.504482°N 2.134096°W / 53.504482; -2.134096 | |
| South Failsworth County | Primary School | Mr Michael Jones | 105656 | 53°29′57″N 2°09′32″W / 53.499164°N 2.158921°W / 53.499164; -2.158921 | |
| Higher Failsworth (Stansfield Road) | Primary & Infant School | Mrs Susan Kitchen | 134784 | 53°30′51″N 2°08′55″W / 53.514258°N 2.148734°W / 53.514258; -2.148734 | |
| St. John's CofE | Primary School | 53°30′39″N 2°09′13″W / 53.510729°N 2.153525°W / 53.510729; -2.153525 | |||
| St. John's CofE | Primary School | Mr Gerard Kehoe | 105712 | 53°30′32″N 2°09′03″W / 53.508982°N 2.150887°W / 53.508982; -2.150887 | |
| St. Mary's R.C | Primary & Infant School | Mrs Bernadette Cunningham | 105727 | 53°30′17″N 2°09′36″W / 53.504745°N 2.159996°W / 53.504745; -2.159996 | |
| Mather Street | Primary School | Miss J Adams | 105649 | 53°30′35″N 2°10′06″W / 53.509585°N 2.168270°W / 53.509585; -2.168270 | |
| Pupil Support Centre | Special School | Nikki Shaw | 53°30′35″N 2°10′06″W / 53.509585°N 2.168270°W / 53.509585; -2.168270 |
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