Walton Girls High School
| Established | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Type | Secondary academy |
| Headteacher | Caroline Saxelby |
| Location |
Harlaxton Road Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 7JR England 52°53′52″N 0°39′23″W / 52.8978°N 0.6564°WCoordinates: 52°53′52″N 0°39′23″W / 52.8978°N 0.6564°W |
| DfE URN | 136624 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 773 |
| Gender | Girls with a mixed Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11 (for girls), 16 (for boys)–18 (for girls+boys) |
| Website | WGHS |
Walton Girls' High School and Sixth Form is a secondary school with academy status for girls aged 11 to 16, with a mixed sixth form, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated in the south-west of the town near the A607 junction with the A1. The school accepts approximately 135 girls a year.
The school opened on its present site in 1966, with construction started in 1964. It took its name after one of the early townships of Grantham - Spittlegate, Houghton, and Walton. It was known as Walton Girls' County Secondary School and was the third purpose-built new secondary school to open in Grantham.
Walton was formerly the Girls' Central School on Agnes Street, off Castlegate. The equivalent Boys' Central School became the co-educational Central School at Manthorpe, in 1978. The former Girls' Central School building, between Agnes Street and Castlegate, became the Stepping Stones Nursery, an annex of Grantham College.
The Girls' Central School was not a secondary modern school, and required a good result in the eleven-plus exam to be admitted. It was similar to a technical school in its admittance procedure. When a new site for the school was planned, the site's position was supported by parents, provided it remained single sex.
On 14 October 1977 the school hosted BBC Radio 4's Any Questions? - the first time it had been staged in Grantham. The panel host was David Jacobs, and the guests were Sally Oppenheim, Austin Mitchell (newly elected MP for Grimsby), Steve Race (originally from Lincoln) and the author Alan Garner.
...
Wikipedia