Walton Hall Academy Explained

Walton Hall Academy
Motto:Confidence, Competence, Independence
City:Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:52.8513°N -2.2244°W
Former Names:Walton Hall Community Special School
Schooltype:Special school

Academy
Trust:Shaw Education Trust
Established:1848
Principal:Julie Wood
Ofsted:yes
Urn:140997
Staff:75
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Classrooms:Unknown

Walton Hall Academy (formerly Walton Hall Community Special School) is a mixed special school of approximately 150 pupils. The school is based in Eccleshall, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II listed building, and part of the Shaw Education Trust.

History

Walton Hall was an Italian style 19th-century country house which was built in 1848 for Henry Killick (d 1874), who was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1862. It was later occupied by James Cadman DSC (1828-1947) a coal mining engineer, and brother of Baron Cadman who was High Sheriff in 1933 and Deputy Lieutenant.

The school has undergone significant renovations since it first opened. It was originally an all-girls school. The Cyril Jones Centre changed into the area for staff and students of Key Stage 4, which was originally in the same area as Key Stage 3. The science laboratory became the new Year 9 classroom in 2017.In October 2014 the school converted to academy status as part of the Shaw Education Trust. the school was then renamed Walton Hall Academy.

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