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Secondary · PR5 · Lancashire

Walton-Le-Dale High School

Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RN

ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance87.3%
AttainmentAttainment 8: 33.1
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils748

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in PR5. Where we have them, council (South Ribble) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
748
Free school meals
34.5%
8.5% above district average (26%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
19.8%
3.9% below district average (23.7%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
12.3%
5.5% above district average (6.8%)
Attendance
87.3%
8.4% below district average (95.7%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
39.3%
Attainment 8
33.1
Grade 5+ English & maths
22.6%
Grade 4+ English & maths
39%
Entered for EBacc
6.2%
EBacc average point score
2.85

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the PR5 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

We do not have multi-year attendance or attainment figures for this school in the current DfE extracts.

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
785
Pupils on roll
748

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Lancashire page.

SEN support

SEN %
19.8%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates