Education
The charter of foundation for Rivington Grammar School was granted to James Pilkington by Queen Elizabeth I in 1566. The school opened in 1575 and was rebuilt in 1714. Blackrod Grammar School was founded in 1568 and the schools merged in 1875. In 1882 Rivington & Blackrod Grammar School opened on its present site at the south of the township, close to the boundary with Horwich. The school is now Rivington and Blackrod High School, a Specialist Technology College, focusing on design and technology, mathematics and science. Year Seven students occupy the former Horwich County Secondary School. The old grammar school building is now occupied by Rivington Foundation Primary School.
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