Walton-Le-Dale High School

URN 150510·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Aspirational Futures Multi-academy Trust·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 17.5%In-year deficit of 9.2%Requires improvement — Quality of education
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,964.35

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.4%

of income

In-year balance

-9.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 17.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.5%.

In-year deficit of 9.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.2% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

15 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.33.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.39.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)22.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.6.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

734

Capacity

785 (94%)

Free school meals

35.6%

English additional lang.

12.3%

Ethnicity

White British 81.9%Asian 5.6%Black 2.5%Mixed 3.4%Chinese 0.1%Other 1.4%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

43.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.8

Mean salary

£51,161

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

39.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

5.7%

2024/25 · 794 pupils