Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lancashire, North West.
Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 81 pupils.
Ofsted Report Card
Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 24 Jun 2026
Met
Evaluation areas
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Previous Ofsted Rating
Subject Areas (previous framework)
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Early yearsprovision
Requires improvement
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 38%
- Higher standard
- 15%
- Reading score
- 106
- Maths score
- 102
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
46%Boys
54%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 81
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2023 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 11 Sept 2013 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Other primary schools within about 2 miles of Lancashire.
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Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
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Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
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St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
Lancashire · 1.1 mi
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · 1.3 mi
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
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Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
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