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Walton High

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Fyfield Barrow, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes MK7 7WH · waltonhigh.org.uk · 01908 677954

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.4
average Attainment 8 score. Milton Keynes 44.2, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Milton Keynes Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
2,969
99% of 3,000 places
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.4%
First language not English
19.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
5 Dimensions Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 341 families put the school first and 452 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 461 (Places 472)461September 2023: 396 (Places 474)396September 2024: 376 (Places 474)376September 2025: 348 (Places 447)348September 2026: 341 (Places 452)341Places 452
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20264523410.8100%
September 2025Sept 20254473480.8100%
September 2024Sept 20244743760.897%
September 2023Sept 20234743960.894%
September 2022Sept 2022472461190%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 46.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Milton Keynes it was 44.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.6 (England 46.3)46.62017/18: 44.7 (England 46.5)44.72018/19: 46.2 (England 46.7)46.22021/22: 48.4 (England 48.8)48.42022/23: 45.3 (England 46.3)45.32023/24: 46.9 (England 45.9)46.92024/25: 46.4 (England 46.0)46.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.446.0
●46.8%45.4%
▲67.1%64.8%
▼36.0%40.5%
●4.064.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form49.7−7
Further education39.6+7.2
Other education0.2−0.8
Apprenticeship1.2−0.1
Employment1−2.7
Not in a lasting destination5.4+1.7
Activity not captured2.9+1.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.6 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 33.1 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.5 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 33.6 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 27.9 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 24.6 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 24.9 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
246 studentsD+ (24.9)Below average -0.33
252 studentsC- (25.3)Below average -0.32
133 studentsMerit (25.4)Below average -0.47
27 studentsDist- (33.2)Average +0.01
5.8%AAB or better
96.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24254D+ (24.6)-0.32
2022/23178C- (27.9)—
2021/22134C+ (33.6)—
2018/19117C+ (32.5)+0.02
2017/18111C+ (33.9)+0.30
2016/17117C+ (33.1)+0.18
2015/16152C (28.6)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University54.3−7.9
Further and other education3.2+0.9
Further education2.7+0.9
Other education0.6+0.1
Apprenticeship5.6−1.3
Employment23.6+6.1
Not in a lasting destination8.6+0.3
Activity not captured4.7+1.9

Ofsted

Walton High was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
16 May 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (305 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
55%
Replies
305
10% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼63% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼66% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼46% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼64% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼66% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼66% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼47% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼41% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 55% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼27% agreeEngland 67%

based on 64 parents (21%) with SEND

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