OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
WALTON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
646
646 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
321
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
325
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.4 pts
above England
School
32.2%
Stafford
18.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.8 pts
below England
School
11.5%
Stafford
8.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Stafford
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.7%
489
African
7.6%
49
Any other White background
2.5%
16
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
15
Unclassified
2.3%
15
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.0%
123 of
646 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
33.4
5.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.34 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.41%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.19 pts
higher than
England
School
7.41%
Stafford
5.35%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.81 pts
higher than
England
School
22.62%
Stafford
11.61%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.03%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
higher than
England
School
2.03%
Stafford
1.46%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.