Walney House Independent School, Preston
Walney House Independent School is a special school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Preston.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Walney House Independent School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Walney House Independent School are Acorns Primary School (0.4 miles, Good); Moorbrook School (0.5 miles, Good); Cedar Lodge School (1.3 miles, Outstanding); and New Focus Education (1.5 miles).
Acorns Primary SchoolMoorbrook SchoolCedar Lodge SchoolNew Focus Education
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moor Park Gates (by), 230 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Walney House Independent School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 839 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.
No ISI inspection reports found for this school yet.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Walney House Independent School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 67
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 67 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 52 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 8 in a vehicle or otherwise.
12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Preston
Across Lancashire council
Places available
14,702
Applications
13,782
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All secondary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Walney House Independent School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Walney House Independent School
Does Walney House Independent School have specialist SEN provision?
Walney House Independent School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Walney House Independent School?
Walney House Independent School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Walney House Independent School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 67 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 52 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 8 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Walney House Independent School?
Walney House Independent School is at Walney House, 2a Moor Park Avenue, Preston, PR1 6AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)