Walton Priory Middle School, Stone

In its own words: "The Team at Walton Priory is constantly striving for the school to be ‘even better’. Our mission statement is ‘Inspirational education for every child, built on strong core values and limitless thinking’."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pleasure that I say hello to you on behalf of the Governors, Staff and Pupils of our school. I thoroughly enjoy working at Walton and sincerely hope that you and your child’s association with us proves to be equally happy. At Walton Priory every child is as important as the next. In short every child matters."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, choir, chess and forest school.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Walton Priory Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 78% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

Across Staffordshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Walton Priory Middle School are Christ Church Academy (1.3 miles, Good); Alleyne's Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6); and Sir Graham Balfour High School (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.7).

77 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Walton Priory Middle School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Stone Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walton Middle School (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Walton Priory Middle School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Walton Priory Middle School issued 48 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Walton Priory Middle School are Pirehill First School (0.2 miles), Manor Hill First School (0.5 miles), St Michael's CofE (C) First School (0.7 miles) and St Dominic's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.