Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Preston, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 81 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 119 |
| Free school meals | 34.20% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Rosewood Avenue, Higher Walton, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 4FE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.walton.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01772335945 |
| URN | 119393 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 1 November 2023, published 7 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 8 June 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Coupe Green Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.