Walton-le-Dale High School
| Postal address | Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 6RN |
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| Telephone | 01772 335726 |
| Headteacher | Mr J Harris |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 750 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 157 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 75 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 113 |
| 3rd | 120 |
| Total preferences received | 308 |
Initial allocation under each criterion:
Initial allocation under each criterion:
| Education, Health & Care Plan | 1 |
|---|---|
| LAC and previously Looked After | 1 |
| Social/Medical/Welfare | 0 |
| In GPA with Sibling | 6 |
| In GPA no sibling | 34 |
| Out GPA with sibling | 24 |
| Out GPA no sibling | 48 |
| LA Allocated | 37 |
| Total | 153 |
Summary of policy
When the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with Education Health and Care Plans naming the Academy, priority for admission will be applied by the Trust :
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
- Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then
- Children eligible for Services Premium, then,
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then.
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then
- Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then
- Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area, below.
Tie-breaker:
The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure.
If the Governors unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
The distance measure is a straight line measurement (radial) between the applicant’s home
address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).
Geographical priority area
The Borough of South Ribble comprising the areas and parishes of Bamber Bridge (part of*), Cuerdale, Samlesbury and Walton-le-Dale (part of*)
The Borough of Chorley comprising the parishes of Brindle (part of**) and Hoghton
*The area of Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale to the east of London Way
**The part of the parish to the north of the M65 motorway
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.