Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Severn Drive, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4TD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy in this school.”
- “They rise to the school’s high expectations and achieve well.”
- “From the early years upwards, staff develop warm, caring relationships with children.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school’s approach to helping pupils to remember their learning over time is in the early stages of development.”
- “Consequently, some pupils find it difficult to remember their past learning and link it to new knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 65 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School 1.4 mi Good