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Walton Priory Middle School

Beacon Rise, Walton, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0AL ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025
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At a glance

A state secondary school for ages 9–13 in Stone. Ofsted inspection (March 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). No comparable results are published for this school.

Ages
9–13
Pupils
542
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Staffordshire
Headteacher
Miss Sara Houlton

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 18 Mar 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 143 pupils

Expected standard
52%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
7%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
105
Average scaled score
Maths score
102
Average scaled score
This school
52%
Staffordshire
63%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
523
Capacity
600
90% full
Girls / boys
54/46
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)18.6%
  • English as an additional language1.3%
  • SEN support18.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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