Walton AcademyThe Priory Belvoir Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Walton Academy and The Priory Belvoir Academy are secondary schools.

  • Walton Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Priory Belvoir Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Priory Belvoir Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walton Academy was judged Good and The Priory Belvoir Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.1 for Walton Academy and 46.3 for The Priory Belvoir Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Walton Academy (52.6 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Priory Belvoir Academy (48.9 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walton Academy versus The Priory Belvoir Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GranthamWalton AcademyNottinghamThe Priory Belvoir AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking25th of 54 in Lincolnshire 16th of 44 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll903 693
Capacity900 650
LocationGrantham, NG31 7JR Nottingham, NG13 0AX
GCSE results
Attainment 841.1 46.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths26.7% 41.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths53.5% 61.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc19.8% 38.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.61 4.04 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort172 139
A-level results
A-level entries51 Not reported
A-level average points30.7 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points32.7 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects9.1% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census903 693
Free school meals (ever 6)38.0% 16.3%
English as an additional language18.5% 0.7%
SEN support13.6% 17.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.5% 7.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.2% 20.0% 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

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.

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