Walton-Le-Dale High School

Walton-Le-Dale High School at a glance

Located in Preston, Lancashire, Walton-Le-Dale High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 734 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 33.1, well below the national average of 46. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 39% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Walton-Le-Dale High School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 75 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 16.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Walton-Le-Dale High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.