Walton Priory Middle School
Beacon Rise, Walton, Stone, ST15 0AL
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sara Houlton
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 542
- URN
- 124426
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785550040
About this school
Walton Priory Middle School is a community middle school in Stone. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 542 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walton Priory Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 133 | 142 | 143 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 73% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 77% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Walton Priory Middle School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 512 |
| 2023/24 | 541 |
| 2024/25 | 523 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walton Priory Middle School compares
Walton Priory Middle School ranked 182nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.2% | 18.6% | 542 | — |
| Christ Church Academy | 58% | 5.4% | 20.2% | 540 | 1.3 miles |
| Pirehill First School | — | 4.2% | 19.3% | 245 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Hill First School | — | 4.3% | 16% | 260 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's CofE (C) First School | — | 4.3% | 12.6% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| St Dominic's Catholic Primary School | 92% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.55%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Academy1.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stone
-
Pirehill First School0.2 miles
Primary · Stone
-
Manor Hill First School0.5 miles
Primary · Stone
-
St Michael's CofE (C) First School0.7 miles
Primary · Stone
-
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stone
Other schools in Stone
- Christ Church Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Christ Church CofE First School Primary
- Manor Hill First School Primary
- Oulton CofE First School Primary
- Pirehill First School Primary
- Springfields First School Primary
- St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE (C) First School Primary
- Alleyne's Academy Secondary
- St Dominic's Priory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Walton Priory Middle School teach?
- Walton Priory Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Stone.
- Who is the headteacher of Walton Priory Middle School?
- The headteacher of Walton Priory Middle School is Miss Sara Houlton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walton Priory Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walton Priory Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Walton Priory Middle School?
- Walton Priory Middle School has 542 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Walton Priory Middle School full?
- Walton Priory Middle School has capacity for 600 pupils and 542 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walton Priory Middle School a faith school?
- No. Walton Priory Middle School has no designated religious character.
- How have Walton Priory Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walton Priory Middle School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Walton Priory Middle School ranked 182nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walton Priory Middle School's absence rate?
- Walton Priory Middle School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walton Priory Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walton Priory Middle School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.