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Walton Priory Middle School

Community school · Stone · ST15 0AL

Ages 9–13 · 542 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-18

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
557

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

542 pupils · 600 places

Pupils on roll
542
Boys / girls
250 / 292
School capacity
600
Capacity fill
542 / 600 (90%)
Free school meals
17.7%
FSM pupils
96
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 9–13

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Sara Houlton

Location

Address
Beacon Rise, Walton
Postcode
ST15 0AL
Town
Stone
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Stone, Staffordshire, 542 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.7%.

Open schools in Stone
11
Middle deemed secondary schools in Stone
2
Academies among open schools in Stone
55% (6)
Open schools in ST15
11
Middle deemed secondary in ST15
2
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Middle deemed secondary in Staffordshire LA
14

Nearby middle deemed secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+41%
    • Absence9.0%

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sara Houlton
Telephone
01785550040
Website
http://www.waltonpriory.staffs.sch.uk/

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