Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Severn Drive, Preston

School Information

Address: Severn Drive, Preston, PR5 4TD
Website: www.wldps.com/
Telephone: 01772335065
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Christopher Shields
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119286

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 435
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 226

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1 to 2
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Severn Drive , Walton-le-Dale PR5 4TD
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Brownedge Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6TA
3out of 4 606 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Linden Drive , Lostock Hall PR5 5AS
4out of 4 1,037 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GX
3out of 4 1,297 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6ED
3out of 4 1,310 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North , Lostock Hall PR5 5UR
3out of 4 831 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6PB
3out of 4 835 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6RN
2out of 4 1,326 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 2,390 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 3,132 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Coppice School
Ash Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GY
3out of 4 1,374 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP
- not rated 1,538 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Moor Hey School
Far Croft , Lostock Hall PR5 5SS
3out of 4 1,705 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.