The Priory Witham Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
De Wint Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7DT
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
27.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,068
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,009 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
41 of 41 families who put it first got an offer
41
Places offered
51
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 41 | 41 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 51 | 41 | 80% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 2–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Micelle Garner Mrs Amy Tallentire
- Address
- De Wint Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7DT
- Phone
- 01522882900
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Moorland · Lincoln
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135563
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 31% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
1,068 pupils · 1,009 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 986 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 17.71 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 36% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.4 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 22 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 109 | 12% | 37% | 55% | |
| English Language | 109 | 5% | 23% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 109 | 5% | 31% | 47% | |
| Combined Science | 89 | 0% | 10% | 31% | |
| Geography | 72 | 4% | 24% | 35% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 9% | 44% | 67% | |
| History | 44 | 2% | 25% | 39% | |
| Spanish | 32 | 13% | 44% | 66% | |
| Biology | 20 | 20% | 45% | 70% | |
| Physics | 20 | 10% | 35% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10% | 40% | 65% | |
| Statistics | 17 | 53% | 94% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Statistics) | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.