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Walton Priory Middle School

Stafford, ST15 0ALSecondaryAges 9–13MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Mar 2025
Progress 8
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About Walton Priory Middle School

Walton Priory Middle School is a state-funded secondary school in Stafford, West Midlands, for pupils aged 9 to 13 for boys and girls. DfE data records 542 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 600.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (18 Mar 2025).

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range9 to 13 years
GenderMixed
AddressBeacon Rise, Walton, Stone, Stafford, ST15 0AL
HeadteacherMiss Sara Houlton
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils542
Free School Meals (FSM)17.7%
School Capacity542 / 600 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 5 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: waltonpriory.staffs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Walton Priory Middle School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.