South Witham Academy

South Kesteven · NG33 5PH

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 90 pupils, 45% FSM

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South Witham Academy

General Information

Address: Water Lane, South Witham, Grantham, NG33 5PH – View on map
Phone: 01572767233
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Atter
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

90 pupils out of 120 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 36
% eligible for free school meals: 45.0%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the South Kesteven average)
English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 31.5% a year (South Kesteven 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 79% moved to another school, 21% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Lincolnshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Lincolnshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 35% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 27 percentage points below the South Kesteven average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 35% · Writing 65% · Maths 47% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 53%
Average test scores: reading 99, maths 100
Based on: 17 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSouth Kesteven averageEngland↘ Falling Down 40 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 27 percentage points below the South Kesteven average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 47th of 49 junior and primary schools in the area

#45Belmont Community Primary School39%
#46Bythams Primary School38%
#47South Witham Academy35%
#48Great Ponton Church of England School33%
#49Corby Glen Community Primary School0%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Denton CofE School90%
#2The Claypole Church of England Primary School88%
#3Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy83%
#4The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School80%
#5Barrowby Church of England Primary School79%
=6Baston CE Primary School76%
=6Deeping St James Community Primary School76%
=6Long Bennington Church of England Academy76%
#9Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy74%
=10Belton Lane Community Primary School72%
=10Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School72%
#12Malcolm Sargent Primary School70%
=13Bourne Westfield Primary Academy68%
=13The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School68%
#15Ingoldsby Academy67%
#16Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy66%
#17Thurlby Community Primary Academy65%
=18The Uffington Church of England Primary School64%
=18William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School64%
=20Brown's Church of England Primary School63%
=20Poplar Farm School63%
#22Ancaster CofE Primary School62%
#23The Bluecoat School61%
=24St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham60%
=24St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy60%
=24The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School60%
=27Colsterworth Church of England Primary School59%
=27Langtoft Primary School59%
=29Cliffedale Primary School58%
=29Market Deeping Community Primary School58%
=29The Ropsley Church of England Primary School58%
#32Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School57%
=33The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon56%
=33The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby56%
#35Linchfield Academy54%
=36Huntingtower Community Primary Academy53%
=36The Edenham Church of England School53%
#38St George's Church of England Aided Primary School52%
#39The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School48%
#40Caythorpe Primary School46%
#41Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School43%
=42St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School42%
=42The Isaac Newton Primary School42%
#44West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy41%
#45Belmont Community Primary School39%
#46Bythams Primary School38%
#47South Witham Academy35%
#48Great Ponton Church of England School33%
#49Corby Glen Community Primary School0%

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19th of 34 primary schools in South Kesteven for Ofsted rating

#17Poplar Farm SchoolGood
#18Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#19South Witham AcademyGood
#20St Anne's Church of England Primary School, GranthamGood
#21St George's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#2Ancaster CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Barkston and Syston CofE Primary SchoolGood
#4Belton Lane Community Primary SchoolGood
#5Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#6Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Cliffedale Primary SchoolGood
#8Colsterworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Deeping St James Community Primary SchoolGood
#10Great Ponton Church of England SchoolGood
#11Ingoldsby AcademyGood
#12Langtoft Primary SchoolGood
#13Linchfield AcademyGood
#14Long Bennington Church of England AcademyGood
#15Malcolm Sargent Primary SchoolGood
#16Market Deeping Community Primary SchoolGood
#17Poplar Farm SchoolGood
#18Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#19South Witham AcademyGood
#20St Anne's Church of England Primary School, GranthamGood
#21St George's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
#22The Claypole Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24The Harlaxton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, GranthamGood
#26The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England SchoolGood
#27The Ropsley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonGood
#29The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great GonerbyGood
#30The Uffington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#31Thurlby Community Primary AcademyGood
#32West Grantham Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#33William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#34Bythams Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,560 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

12th of 52 primary schools in South Kesteven for spending per pupil

#10The Bluecoat School£8,971
#11St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School£8,736
#12South Witham Academy£8,560
#13West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy£8,531
#14Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School£8,190

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Harrowby Church of England Primary School£36,041
#2Great Ponton Church of England School£13,199
#3Bythams Primary School£12,339
#4The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon£11,448
#5St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy£11,414
#6The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School£10,661
#7Brown's Church of England Primary School£9,754
#8Corby Glen Community Primary School£9,603
#9Denton CofE School£9,253
#10The Bluecoat School£8,971
#11St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School£8,736
#12South Witham Academy£8,560
#13West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy£8,531
#14Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School£8,190
#15The Ropsley Church of England Primary School£8,165
#16The Uffington Church of England Primary School£8,107
#17The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham£8,045
#18Malcolm Sargent Primary School£8,035
#19The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School£7,989
#20Caythorpe Primary School£7,920
#21Ingoldsby Academy£7,750
#22Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School£7,703
#23St George's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,483
#24The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby£7,470
#25The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School£7,426
#26Colsterworth Church of England Primary School£7,235
#27Belmont Community Primary School£7,219
#28Deeping St James Community Primary School£7,214
#29Belton Lane Community Primary School£7,181
#30St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham£6,945
#31Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy£6,888
#32Huntingtower Community Primary Academy£6,871
#33Linchfield Academy£6,853
#34Billingborough Primary School£6,841
#35Market Deeping Community Primary School£6,673
#36The Isaac Newton Primary School£6,648
#37Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,597
#38Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy£6,596
#39The Claypole Church of England Primary School£6,554
#40Ancaster CofE Primary School£6,505
#41William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School£6,471
#42Barrowby Church of England Primary School£6,312
#43Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School£6,303
#44Cliffedale Primary School£6,260
#45The Edenham Church of England School£6,217
#46Baston CE Primary School£6,134
#47Langtoft Primary School£6,027
#48Poplar Farm School£6,014
#49Thurlby Community Primary Academy£5,980
#50The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School£5,683
#51Long Bennington Church of England Academy£5,652
#52Bourne Westfield Primary Academy£5,610

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