Walton-Le-Dale High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lancashire
Brindle Road, Preston, PR5 6RN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 15/03/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.5%
39.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
688
Capacity used
Has space88%
785 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
81 of 81 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
305
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 81 | 81 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 94 | 14 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 130 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Total | 305 | 103 | 34% |
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 44 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Lamoury
- Address
- Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RN
- Phone
- 01772335726
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Walton-le-Dale East · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150510
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
688 pupils · 785 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 794 pupils
Attendance
87.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 39% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 146 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 145 | 7% | 30% | 46% | |
| English Language | 145 | 5% | 27% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 6% | 29% | 48% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 1% | 15% | 29% | |
| Business | 103 | 0% | 10% | 19% | |
| History | 91 | 12% | 32% | 42% | |
| Geography | 49 | 2% | 22% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 7% | 27% | 34% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 0% | 20% | 46% | |
| Biology | 31 | 16% | 74% | 90% | |
| Physics | 30 | 7% | 63% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 10% | 67% | 90% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.