The Priory Witham Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Lincoln, East Midlands, for pupils aged 2 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,068 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,009.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (17 May 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 37.9 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D for 2024/25. Admissions data records 88 first-preference applications and 127 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Good
Based on 17 May 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 17 May 2023: School remains Good
Published 21 Dec 2016.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 127 |
| First-preference applications | 88 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 289 |
| First-preference offers | 85 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 37.9 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 45% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 23.9% |
| EBacc entry | 34.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 11.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 2.8% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.4 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 20.56 |
| Value added | -0.47 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.79 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.15 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 0% |
| Pupils | 22 |
| Average grade | D |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | D |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 40.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.2% |
| Further education college | 39% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% |
| Employment | 0% |
| Not sustained | 7.3% |
| Unknown | 7.3% |
Cohort: 82 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 85.4%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 45% |
| Further education | 5% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% |
| Employment | 30% |
| Not sustained | 5% |
| Unknown | 5% |
Cohort: 20 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
17.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.45% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.09% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 74.3% |
| White other | 11.2% |
| Mixed | 4.2% |
| Asian | 3.5% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Other | 1.7% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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