Walton Hall Academy
Stafford Road, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6JR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy Principal
- Mrs Julie Wood
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 155
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 140997
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785850420
About this school
Walton Hall Academy is a special academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 223 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 27 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.73 -2.30 to -1.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Walton Hall Academy 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 | — | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.3 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.93%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.77%
- Persistent absence
- 26.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Yarlet School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Stafford
-
Marshlands School4.1 miles
Special schools · Stafford
-
Greenhall4.1 miles
Academies · Stafford
-
St Dominic's Priory School4.8 miles
Independent schools · Stone
-
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy5.7 miles
Academies · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
- Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Greenhall Academies
- Ivetsey Bank Hospital School Special schools
- Marshlands School Special schools
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Walton Hall Academy teach?
- Walton Hall Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Stafford.
- Who is the academy principal of Walton Hall Academy?
- The academy principal of Walton Hall Academy is Mrs Julie Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walton Hall Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walton Hall Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Walton Hall Academy?
- Walton Hall Academy has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Walton Hall Academy full?
- Walton Hall Academy has capacity for 155 pupils and 223 on roll (144%), so it is at or above 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 Hall Academy a faith school?
- No. Walton Hall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Walton Hall Academy?
- Walton Hall Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Walton Hall Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.3 in 2023/24 and 0.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Walton Hall Academy's absence rate?
- Walton Hall Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walton Hall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walton Hall Academy'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 1 July 2026.