Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Walton Academy

11–18Ages
822Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136624URN

Harlaxton Road, Grantham, NG31 7JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

325 applications for 175 places · 31st of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.8of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

40th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

325 applications · 175 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 3.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 3.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 3.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 3.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 2.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	175	325	1.9	80	0.46
Sep 2025	157	330	2.1	93	0.59
Sep 2024	150	340	2.3	98	0.65
Sep 2023	174	515	3.0	150	0.86
Sep 2022	169	521	3.1	153	0.91
Sep 2021	178	572	3.2	189	1.06
Sep 2020	177	553	3.1	184	1.04
Sep 2019	179	518	2.9	160	0.89
Sep 2018	126	305	2.4	80	0.63
Sep 2017	128	296	2.3	95	0.74
Sep 2016	132	305	2.3	107	0.81
Sep 2015	132	269	2.0	122	0.92
Sep 2014	120	278	2.3	105	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

170 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.840th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths26%38th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	170	37.8	26%	45%	–
2024/25	172	41.1	27%	54%	–
2023/24	175	38.6	27%	49%	−0.16
2022/23	125	48.0	42%	70%	+0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Walton AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
1.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
The King's School, Grantham
2.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
2.3 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
The Priory Ruskin Academy
3.0 km · Lincolnshire

2026

3.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
The Priory Belvoir Academy
11.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Charles Read Academy
13.6 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.9applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Suthers School
17.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
19.8 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
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Expected standard
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Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136624 · 925/4019
Trust: Diverse Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 822 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Grantham the Walton Girls' High School & Sixth Form (URN 120639)
Address: Harlaxton Road, Grantham, NG31 7JR
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources