Monk’s Walk School

Comprehensive

National rank

314

272

Rank last year

58.2%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

29.9%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Matt Grinyer
Attendance 92.8%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 16.3% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,430
Pupils on free school meals 20.3%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 305

Grade

%

A*

8.4

A

25.4

B

24.4

A*/A

33.8

A*-B

58.2

GCSE 2025 rank: 330

Grade

%

9/8

17.8

7

12.1

9/8/7

29.9

What the school inspection says

“Pupils enjoy attending school. They learn in an environment where positive relationships help everyone flourish. Pupils work hard to achieve the high expectations their teachers have for them. [They] appreciate that they are supported to do their best and their successes are celebrated ... There is a wide range of opportunities to develop interests and talents … Pupils are well behaved, polite and respectful ... They know that difference is never a reason to be unkind, which means this kind of behaviour is rarely seen. [Sixth-form students] feel privileged to take on the role of positive role models for other pupils ... The school has designed an aspirational curriculum that identifies what pupils should know and be able to do at defined moments in time ... However, expectations on occasion are less consistent for written work.”
Inspection
2023
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
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