Walton-Le-Dale High School
About the school
Walton-Le-Dale High School is an open secondary school in Lancashire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 March 2022
- Published
- 21 June 2022
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.1
- Lancashire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lancashire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.60%
- Lancashire
- 43.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 39.00%
- Lancashire
- 63.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 6.20%
- Lancashire
- 34.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.85
- Lancashire
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
734
Girls
48.64%
Boys
51.36%
SEN support
15.67%
Education, health and care plan
4.09%
English as an additional language
12.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.51%
Overall absence
12.49
Persistent absence
39.17