OFSTED
15 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
688
688 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
355
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
333
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.0 pts
above England
School
37.8%
South Ribble
20.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.9 pts
below England
School
14.4%
South Ribble
6.5%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
South Ribble
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.1%
558
Any other White background
4.5%
31
Any other Asian background
2.5%
17
Pakistani
2.2%
15
African
2.0%
14
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
31.8%
219 of
688 pupils
11.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
33.1
6.1 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.27 pts
higher than
England
School
12.49%
South Ribble
5.30%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.35 pts
higher than
England
School
39.17%
South Ribble
12.48%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.88 pts
higher than
England
School
7.68%
South Ribble
1.37%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
87.6%
4.7 pts
below England
Walton-Le-Dale High School
87.6%
South Ribble
93.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.