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Academy converter · 660 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
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Walton-Le-Dale High School
- Pupils on roll
- 688of 785 places
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 146
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 15 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Walton-le-Dale High School (URN 119743, until 1 April 2024).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Walton-Le-Dale High School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.1 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lancashire, with 23% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 71% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 7% of the year group, and 6% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Walton-Le-Dale High School | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 33.1 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 6% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.85 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 25.4 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.5 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 145 | 99% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 43% |
| Mathematics | 145 | 99% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 46% |
| English Literature | 140 | 96% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 48% |
| Combined Science | 110 | 75% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 29% |
| Business Studies | 103 | 71% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| History | 91 | 62% | 41% | 12% | 26% | 42% |
| Geography | 49 | 34% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 33% |
| Computer Science | 44 | 30% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 34% |
| Physical Education | 35 | 24% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 46% |
| Biology | 31 | 21% | 23% | 16% | 45% | 90% |
| Physics | 30 | 21% | 23% | 7% | 46% | 87% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 21% | 23% | 10% | 47% | 90% |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 16% | 31% | 4% | 32% | 38% |
| Drama | 22 | 15% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 14% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 14% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 76% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 13 | 9% | 8% | 8% | 21% | 31% |
| French | 10 | 7% | 18% | 10% | 29% | 20% |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 21 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.