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Walton-Le-Dale High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6RN · wldhigh.co.uk · 01772 335726
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 688
- 88% of 785 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 134 | 75 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 81 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 74 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 153 | 119 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 134 | 0.9 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.1, and 22.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼39.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.85 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119743)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | — |
| Sixth form college | 16.1 | +5.3 |
| Further education | 53.7 | −7.4 |
| Other education | 2.7 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 5.4 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.4 | −3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +0.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119743)
Ofsted
Walton-Le-Dale High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 15 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 15 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119743)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119743), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119743)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119743)
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119743)