Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 79 in 2021 to 65 in 2026, while places went from 60 to 59.
Across Lancashire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Lancashire lodged 670 appeals against primary school offers; 473 reached a hearing and 126 succeeded (26.6% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 65 | 140 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 60 | 87 | 157 | 1.4 | 28 |
| 2024 | 57 | 53 | 124 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 60 | 64 | 145 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 60 | 64 | 133 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 60 | 79 | 157 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 2020 | 60 | 75 | 150 | 1.3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 59 | 71 | 195 | 1.2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 60 | 65 | 148 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 60 | 63 | 145 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 59 | 57 | 152 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 60 | 60 | 143 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 54 | 44 | 111 | 0.8 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.