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Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

South Ribble, PR5 4JLPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
50%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 25 places
Ranking
#10,641
of 13,686 nationally

About Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School sits within the Lancashire local authority, a large area with 480 primary schools. Among these, the school ranks 325th, placing it in the bottom half of its local peers. The top-performing schools nearby include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, all of which achieve higher ranking scores. St Leonard's is a state-funded, mixed Church of England primary for children aged 5 to 11, led by headteacher Kay Proctor. It has a capacity of 280 pupils and currently enrols 240, with 9.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 98 applications for just 25 places, with 21 first-preference offers made. This level of demand suggests strong local reputation, even if its ranking doesn't place it among the highest-performing schools in the area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressWalton Green, Preston, South Ribble, PR5 4JL
HeadteacherKay Proctor
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils240
Free School Meals (FSM)9.3%
School Capacity240 / 280 (86% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (6 Nov 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 2 Jul 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Art StudiosSports HallGymnasiumDining HallOutdoor PlaygroundLibraryICT SuitePlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

NetballRoundersCross CountryGymnasticsDance

Clubs & Activities

Eco ClubScience ClubFilm ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Source: st-leonards-pri.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.