[citation needed] Walton was formerly the Girls' Central School on Agnes Street, off Castlegate.

[citation needed] The former Girls' Central School building, between Agnes Street and Castlegate, became the Stepping Stones Nursery, an annex of Grantham College.

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.

The school had initially had a small sixth form, for under 20 girls, teaching Art, English and Biology at A level.

[citation needed] Previous head teachers include Rosalind Gulson[3] OBE.

Additions to the original school building include a Modern Foreign Language block, a maths block of two classrooms, a suite of four maths classrooms and a design technology laboratory , a suite of four specialist Science laboratories, a purpose built Performing Arts studio and PE changing rooms.

[citation needed] The Sixth Form teaches both BTEC and GCE 'A' Level subjects, some of which run in collaboration with the town's grammar schools.

[citation needed] Pupils take musical and artistic activities, sport, where they compete with local regional teams, and participate in a Maths Challenge, Young Enterprise scheme, public speaking and citizenship events.