Walton Hall Academy
Location
Eccleshall, Staffordshire United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°51′05″N 2°13′28″W / 52.8513°N 2.2244°W / 52.8513; -2.2244
Information
Former names	Walton Hall Community Special School
School type	Special school; Academy
Motto	Confidence, Competence, Independence
Established	1848
Trust	Shaw Education Trust
Department for Education URN	140997 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Julie Wood
Staff	75
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 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.