Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Lamoury
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Aspirational Futures Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 785
- Pupils on roll
- 688
- URN
- 150510
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772335726
About this school
Walton-Le-Dale High School is a secondary academy in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 688 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walton-Le-Dale High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Walton-le-Dale High School (URN 119743).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
How Walton-Le-Dale High School compares
Walton-Le-Dale High School ranked 80th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.1 | 12.5% | 36.5% | 688 | — |
| Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School | 46.1 | 7.4% | 23.3% | 772 | 0.4 miles |
| Lostock Hall Academy | 47.6 | 7.2% | 18.1% | 759 | 1.2 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic High School | 35.9 | 9.2% | 46.4% | 446 | 1.7 miles |
| Eden Boys' School, Preston | 49.8 | 4.3% | 26.1% | 615 | 2.0 miles |
| Preston Muslim Girls High School | 56.2 | 4.9% | 23.5% | 607 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.51%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 12.49%
- Persistent absence
- 39.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Lostock Hall Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Christ The King Catholic High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Preston
-
Eden Boys' School, Preston2.0 miles
Secondary · Preston
-
Preston Muslim Girls High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Walton-Le-Dale High School ranks 22nd of the 22 ranked secondary schools in Preston.
- All Hallows Catholic High School Secondary
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Secondary
- Ashton Community Science College Secondary
- Broughton High School Secondary
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- Carr Hill High School Secondary
- Christ The King Catholic High School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Secondary
- Fulwood Academy Secondary
- Garstang Community Academy Secondary
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Walton-Le-Dale High School teach?
- Walton-Le-Dale High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Walton-Le-Dale High School?
- The headteacher of Walton-Le-Dale High School is Mr Paul Lamoury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walton-Le-Dale High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walton-Le-Dale High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Walton-Le-Dale High School?
- Walton-Le-Dale High School has 688 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Walton-Le-Dale High School full?
- Walton-Le-Dale High School has capacity for 785 pupils and 688 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walton-Le-Dale High School a faith school?
- No. Walton-Le-Dale High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Walton-Le-Dale High School a selective school?
- No. Walton-Le-Dale High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Walton-Le-Dale High School part of an academy trust?
- Walton-Le-Dale High School is part of ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Walton-Le-Dale High School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Walton-Le-Dale High School ranked 80th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walton-Le-Dale High School's absence rate?
- Walton-Le-Dale High School's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census.
- What are Walton-Le-Dale High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walton-Le-Dale High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.