Learning Community

The school promotes an ethos where learning is an entitlement and where students and their entitlement come first.

Students learn to excel within an environment of high expectations. Our provision for students’ personal development nurtures high levels of high esteem.

We strive to ensure that students enjoy their learning within a broad and balanced curriculum.

They can expect a variety of teaching and learning styles, class and group work, across lessons, in each subject and course.

There are numerous opportunities for girls to take part in extra-curricular activities.

An efficient three-way partnership exists between students, parents and the school. To ensure that student experience is second to none, we also promote partnerships with employers and the wider community.

Aiming high

Walton has a culture of high expectation and high achievement.

We expect everybody to work consistently to the best of their ability and to make the most of the equal and exciting opportunities offered.

We achieve high standards by

• placing girls in sets in most subjects according to ability
• providing extension materials for the academically able
• supporting students with learning difficulties
• rigorous assessment procedures
• building a partnership with parents
• appointing high calibre staff
• monitoring and target setting