Stafford Manor High SchoolWalton High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stafford.

Summary of the comparison

Stafford Manor High School and Walton High School are secondary schools in Stafford.

  • Stafford Manor High School scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Walton High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Walton High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stafford Manor High School was judged in need of attention and Walton High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 30.6 for Stafford Manor High School and 50.6 for Walton High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stafford Manor High School (39.0 in 2021-22, 30.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Walton High School (55.0 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stafford Manor High School versus Walton High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StaffordStafford Manor High SchoolStaffordWalton High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF26/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 70 in Staffordshire 26th of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll449 1,270
Capacity691 1,289
LocationStafford, ST17 9DJ Stafford, ST17 0LJ
GCSE results
Attainment 830.6 50.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths24.7% 50.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths42.0% 78.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc18.5% 19.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.65 4.32 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort81 214
A-level results
A-level entries6 2023-2498 2024-25
A-level average points19.1 2023-24 · England 34.429.9 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0
A-level average gradeD 2023-24C 2024-25
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported2023-2429.4 2024-25 · England 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported2023-248.2% 2024-25 · England 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census449 1,270
Free school meals (ever 6)48.1% 8.1%
English as an additional language8.2% 5.3%
SEN support17.8% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence11.4% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.6% 14.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Stafford Manor High School

Walton High School

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