Primary
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
Rosewood Avenue, Higher Walton, Preston, PR5 4FE
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 81 of 119 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
June 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
59%
104.0
81st of 105 by our score, among the primary schools in Preston we can score - 124 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 59% |
| Working at a higher standard | 12% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 100.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Rosewood Avenue, Higher Walton, Preston, PR5 4FE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Vicki Clarke
- Address
- Rosewood Avenue, Higher Walton, Preston, PR5 4FE
- Telephone
- 01772335945
Other primary schools nearby
- Coupe Green Primary School5.9/10
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School4.1/10
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle6.9/10
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary SchoolNot enough data
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale5.8/10
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School5.3/10