# Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School

Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School is a primary school in South Ribble, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 446 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119286. [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 446
- Council: South Ribble
- URN: 119286

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 27 March 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-and-st-benedicts-roman-catholic-primary-school-e119704): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lostock Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-hall-academy-e137111): 760 m. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brownedge-st-marys-catholic-high-school-e119784): 760 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, May 2025. Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lostock Hall Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-hall-community-primary-school-e119159): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bamber-bridge-st-aidans-church-of-england-primary-school-e119380): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cuerden-church-school-bamber-bridge-e133645): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119286)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119286)

## How to cite

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