The Priory Witham Academy

All-through · Lincolnshire · LN6 7DT · URN 135563

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-05-17Cohort 1068Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 58
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 268 schools in Lincolnshire
  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    36%

    Lincolnshire 56.9%England 61%

    20.9 percentage points below the area average of 56.9

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    0%

    Lincolnshire 6%England 8%

    6 percentage points below the area average of 6

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    100

    Lincolnshire 104.35England 105

    4.3 below the area average of 104.4

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    100

    Lincolnshire 103.36England 105

    3.4 below the area average of 103.4

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    100

    Lincolnshire 103.81England 105

    3.8 below the area average of 103.8

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    12%

    Lincolnshire 22.4%England 32%

    10.4 percentage points below the area average of 22.4

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    50%

    Lincolnshire 69.9%

    19.9 percentage points below the area average of 69.9

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    55%

    Lincolnshire 69%

    14 percentage points below the area average of 69

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    57%

    Lincolnshire 68.3%

    11.3 percentage points below the area average of 68.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    58

    Lincolnshire 31

    27.4 above the area average of 30.7

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 109
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 79 schools in Lincolnshire
  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    37.9

    Lincolnshire 39.75England 46.1

    1.9 below the area average of 39.8

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    23.9%

    Lincolnshire 35.5%England 45.9%

    11.6 percentage points below the area average of 35.5

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    45%

    Lincolnshire 54%

    9 percentage points below the area average of 54

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    3.23

    Lincolnshire 3.47England 4.07

    In line with the area average of 3.5

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    2.8%

    Lincolnshire 14.4%England 17.6%

    11.5 percentage points below the area average of 14.4

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    34.9%

    Lincolnshire 30.1%

    4.8 percentage points above the area average of 30.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    43.1%

    Lincolnshire 32.8%

    10.3 percentage points above the area average of 32.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    109

    Lincolnshire 111

    1.6 below the area average of 110.6

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Lincolnshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.0 pupils per class
Secondary classes
21.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
18% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
49.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
30.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
10pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
12% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
17.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
36% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
85.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated The Priory Witham Academy Good at its inspection on 17/05/2023.
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The Priory Witham Academy is a all-through school in Lincolnshire, postcode LN6 7DT (URN 135563).
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