Walton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Harlaxton Road, Grantham, NG31 7JR
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
822
Capacity used
Has space91%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
93 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
157
Places offered
330
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 93 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 135 | 37 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 100 | 5 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 330 | 135 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Saxelby
- Address
- Harlaxton Road, Grantham, NG31 7JR
- Phone
- 01476563251
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Grantham Springfield · Grantham and Bourne
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136624
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
822 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 844 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.79 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.7 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 51 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 169 | 9% | 37% | 64% | |
| English Language | 168 | 9% | 42% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 8% | 37% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 14% | 28% | 60% | |
| Geography | 108 | 8% | 28% | 46% | |
| Social Studies | 69 | 12% | 41% | 54% | |
| History | 66 | 17% | 33% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 13% | 30% | 42% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 59 | 8% | 36% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 8% | 27% | 46% | |
| Biology | 25 | 24% | 80% | 100% | |
| Physics | 25 | 20% | 88% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 21 | 0% | 10% | 33% | |
| Psychology | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 8% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 22% | 44% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 29% | 57% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Dance | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17476: Walton Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.