Walton High School, Stafford

Walton High School is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form serving a community in the southern part of Stafford.[1]

Walton High School
Address
The Rise

Stafford
,
Staffordshire
,
ST17 0LJ

England
Coordinates52°47′11″N 2°04′14″W
Information
MottoPersevere
Local authorityStaffordshire
Department for Education URN124416 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherNeil Finlay
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1285 As of January 2012
HousesDeercote, Hazelslade, Kingsley and Oldacre
Colour(s)Red (KS3) or Black (KS4) with additional colours for houses.
Websitehttp://www.waltonstaffs.com/

There are approximately 1285 students on roll. The headteacher is Neil Finlay, who took over the role from Susan Kirkham when she retired at the end of Winter Term 2007. The previous headteacher was David Hardman. The school catchment area is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) around the school. The school's sixth form provision used to form part of the Stafford Collegiate which included all Stafford secondary schools and Stafford College, but this is no longer the case.[2][3]

Controversy

In 2003 an illegal spy camera was placed by staff. Permission was not obtained for this camera, and its installation contravened child safety guidelines. It was said that it was installed to prevent weekend thefts. However, this camera was discovered on a Wednesday and therefore was still in place during weekdays. It was discovered by contractors repairing an extractor fan, who informed the head and the relevant authorities.[4][5]

Notable former pupils
  • Dave Gorman, comedian, author, and television presenter[6]
  • Julia Hills, actress
  • Jonathan Ive, designer of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, among others[7]
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References
  1. Walton High School. "Walton High School".
  2. "Stafford Sixth Form Partnership".
  3. Finlay, N. D.; Silverwood, A. "Stafford Collegiate" (PDF). Walton High School. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3343641.stm
  5. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1450190/School-spy-film-fails-to-focus-on-office-thief.html
  6. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/why-dave-gorman-is-getting-sick-of-his-name-239394
  7. Joel Moors (30 June 2010). "iPhone man Jonathan Ive returns to Staffordshire roots". Stoke and Staffordshire. BBC.


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