Established 1957 DfE number 888/4150 Ofsted Reports Deputy Headteacher Elizabeth Laverty Headteacher Tony Hill | Type Community school DfE URN 119743 Tables Phone +44 1772 335726 Founded 1957 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Brindle Road
Bamber Bridge
Lancashire
PR5 6RN
England Address Brindle Rd, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6RN, UK Similar Brownedge St Mary's Catholic, Ashton Community Science, Lostock Hall Academy, Parklands High School - C, Balshaw's Church of England | ||
Walton-Le-Dale Arts College & High School is a secondary school near Preston, Lancashire, England.
History
Walton-Le-Dale Arts College & High School was opened in 1957 as a 3 form entry secondary school for boys and girls aged 11–15 years. The school grew gradually until, in 1977, it was reorganised as an 11-16 comprehensive school. Despite being a comprehensive, the school tried to establish a grammar school type ethos, with the senior teachers wearing academic gowns for morning assemblies, a coat of arms, and a motto, "Knowledge is Strength". The pupils were typically streamed into classes W,A,L,T for the upper band, O and N for the middle band, and H,B, and S for the lower band. There was further streaming for sets for the core subjects of maths, English, history, Geography, French, and the sciences. Following end of year examinations pupils would often be moved between sets but only rarely between bands. In addition the pupils were allocated into 4 different houses for sporting competitions, these being Shaftesbury colour red, Jenner colour green, Newton colour yellow and Faraday colour blue. The school submitted a bid for dual specialist status in performing arts and business and enterprise in 2005.