St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Lancashire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Lancashire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 24 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 24 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 8 January 2020. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Short (ungraded) inspection, 5 February 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

199 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Salford

Phone

01772555436

Address

Higher Walton Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4HD

Website

st-patricks.lancs.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports