St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 4–11MixedRoman Catholic
Higher Walton Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4HD
Headteacher · Mrs Liz Hindley
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Key facts
Pupils199Capacity 210
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 5 February 2025
Free school meals14.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025.
Last graded inspection, 8 January 2020:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireApplications for September 2026
All 24 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered30
Applications75
First choice24
First-choice offers24
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School0.5 mi
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School1.0 mi
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School1.0 mi
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School1.1 mi
- Higher Walton Church of England Primary School1.1 mi