Walton High School, Stafford

Walton High School
Motto Persevere
Headteacher Neil Finlay
Location The Rise
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST17 0LJ
England
52°47′11″N 2°04′14″W / 52.78628°N 2.07042°W / 52.78628; -2.07042Coordinates: 52°47′11″N 2°04′14″W / 52.78628°N 2.07042°W / 52.78628; -2.07042
Local authority Staffordshire
DfE URN 124416 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1285 As of January 2012
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Deercote, Hazelslade, Kingsley and Oldacre
Colours Red (KS3) or Black (KS4) with additional colours for houses.
Website Official Website

Walton High School is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form serving a community in the southern part of Stafford.[1]

There are approximately 1285 students on roll. The headteacher is Neil Finlay, who took over the role from Susan Kirkham when she retired at the end of Winter Term 2007. The previous headteacher was David Hardman. There is now a building named after him, which has benefited the school with new geography and I.T classrooms and a large music department. The school catchment area is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) around the school. The school's sixth form provision used to form part of the Stafford Collegiate which included all Stafford secondary schools and Stafford College, but this is no longer the case.[2][3]

The school's major feeder schools consist of All Saint's Primary School, Barnfields Primary School, Berkswich Primary School, Leasowes Junior School and Oakridge Primary School.[4]

A rather controversial and disturbing incident occurred in 2003 where an illegal spy camera was placed by staff. Permission was not obtained for this camera, and its installation contravened child safety guidelines. It was said that it was installed to prevent weekend thefts. However, this camera was discovered on a Wednesday and therefore was still in place during weekdays. It was discovered by contractors repairing an extractor fan, who informed the head and the relevant authorities[5][6]

Sporting achievements

In March 2000, Walton High School Rugby Team won the Midland Counties State Schools Under 14 Cup. Walton’s path to the final consisted of victories over Abbot Beyne High School (53-0), Cheslyn Hay High School (49-0), John Taylor High School (44-0), North Kesteven (31-12) and Cardinal Newman High School 15-7.

The 1999/2000 season also saw Walton High School Rugby Team win the Staffordshire Schools Cup, beating Newcastle College 18-5. This trophy was retained for a further two years, following a 10-10 draw and a 12-5 win in the 2001 and 2002 finals respectively, both contested with Newcastle College.

Following the Midland Counties State Schools Under 14 Cup victory, the rugby team qualified for the Daily Mail Cup national competition, but the team was beaten in a controversial game in the last 32 of the tournament.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ Walton High School. "Walton High School".
  2. ↑ "Stafford Sixth Form Partnership". Stafford Sixth Form Partnership.
  3. ↑ (PDF) http://www.waltonstaffs.com/media/52682/Stafford-Collegiate.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "The Walton Pyramid". Walton High School. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3343641.stm
  6. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1450190/School-spy-film-fails-to-focus-on-office-thief.html
  7. ↑ http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/why-dave-gorman-is-getting-sick-of-his-name-239394
  8. ↑ Joel Moors. "iPhone man Jonathan Ive returns to Staffordshire roots". BBC.
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