Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Walton-Le-Dale High School

11–16Ages
688Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150510URN

Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

256 applications for 134 places · 66th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.4of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

81st of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 15 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

256 applications · 134 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Walton-le-Dale High School (URN 119743), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	134	256	1.9	75	0.56
Sep 2025	150	305	2.0	81	0.54
Sep 2024 *	156	308	2.0	74	0.47
Sep 2023 *	153	385	2.5	119	0.78
Sep 2022 *	148	381	2.6	134	0.91
Sep 2021 *	154	337	2.2	109	0.71
Sep 2020 *	151	353	2.3	114	0.75
Sep 2019 *	154	372	2.4	134	0.87
Sep 2018 *	155	419	2.7	175	1.13
Sep 2017 *	152	368	2.4	141	0.93
Sep 2016 *	140	321	2.3	98	0.70
Sep 2015 *	153	328	2.1	126	0.82
Sep 2014 *	145	372	2.6	135	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

133 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.481st of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths18%81st of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths35%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.66

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	133	33.4	18%	35%	–
2024/25	146	33.1	23%	39%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	151	38.8	29%	52%	−0.66

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Lostock Hall Academy
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Christ The King Catholic High School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses 2026

2.2applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Eden Boys' School, Preston
3.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Preston Muslim Girls High School
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
Moor Park High School
4.6 km · Lancashire

2026

3.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Penwortham Girls' High School
5.0 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Wellfield Academy
5.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 34.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150510 · 888/4034
Trust: Aspirational Futures Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 785 pupils · 688 on roll
Free school meals: 37.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: Walton-le-Dale High School (URN 119743)
Address: Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RN
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources