The Priory Witham Academy
About the school
The Priory Witham Academy is an open all-through school in Lincolnshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 May 2023
- Published
- 28 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.9
- Lincolnshire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lincolnshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 23.90%
- Lincolnshire
- 41.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 45.00%
- Lincolnshire
- 62.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.90%
- Lincolnshire
- 37.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.23
- Lincolnshire
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 21.4
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 36%
- Lincolnshire
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Lincolnshire
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 50%
- Lincolnshire
- 71%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 55%
- Lincolnshire
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 57%
- Lincolnshire
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 53%
- Lincolnshire
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 12%
- Lincolnshire
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Lincolnshire
- 80%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Lincolnshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Lincolnshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Lincolnshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1092
Girls
49.54%
Boys
50.46%
SEN support
29.67%
Education, health and care plan
4.40%
English as an additional language
18.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
53.16%
Overall absence
9.54
Persistent absence
27.38
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
82
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
31
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
29%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
39%