Walton High

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Overall absence at 8.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,170.95

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

19.2%

of income

In-year balance

+8.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)46.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.36.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

3,037

Capacity

3,000 (101%)

Free school meals

24.1%

English additional lang.

22.2%

Ethnicity

White British 36.6%Asian 15.1%Black 25.3%Mixed 9.4%Chinese 3.7%Other 0.8%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

177.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.1

Mean salary

£38,871

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

31.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.5%

Unauthorised absence

4.5%

2024/25 · 2,457 pupils