Walton Academy
Harlaxton Road, Grantham, NG31 7JR
822 pupils · 91% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 November 2022, published 11 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.46 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 175 | 80 | 325 | 132 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 157 | 93 | 330 | 135 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 150 | 98 | 340 | 147 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 150 | 515 | 174 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 169 | 153 | 521 | 169 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 189 | 572 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 177 | 184 | 553 | 177 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 160 | 518 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The King's School, Grantham 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School 2.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Priory Ruskin Academy 3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Priory Belvoir Academy 11.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Charles Read Academy 13.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.