Walton-Le-Dale High School is a secondary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Brindle Road, Preston

School Information

Address: Brindle Road, Preston, PR5 6RN
Website: http://www.waltonledale.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772335726
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Harris
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119743

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 785
Number of Pupils: 770
Number of Boys: 394
Number of Girls: 376

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.47 Confidence interval -0.68 to -0.26
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.47
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GX
3out of 4 570 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Brownedge Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6TA
3out of 4 1,018 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
Higher Walton Road , Walton-le-Dale PR5 4HD
2out of 4 1,289 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
Rosewood Avenue , Higher Walton PR5 4FE
3out of 4 1,322 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Severn Drive , Walton-le-Dale PR5 4TD
3out of 4 1,326 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6RN
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6PB
3out of 4 618 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North , Lostock Hall PR5 5UR
3out of 4 2,148 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 2,932 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 4 529 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP
- not rated 1,836 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 3,024 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress School
Gough Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6AQ
- not rated 3,145 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.