Walton-Le-Dale High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Ribble ValleyConstituency

PR5 6RNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walton-Le-Dale High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 688 pupils. Walton-Le-Dale High School is part of ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.85

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

688

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 688
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jun 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.