The Priory Witham Academy

Lincoln · LN6 7DT

General information All-through School · 2-18 years Who goes here 1068 pupils, 49.2% FSM

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The Priory Witham Academy

General Information

Address: De Wint Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7DT – View on map
Phone: 01522882900
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Micelle Garner Mrs Amy Tallentire
Age range: 2-18 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 88 families put it first for 127 places – 7 for every 10 places. 97% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 7
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 39 families put it first for 39 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

1068 pupils out of 1009 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 504
% eligible for free school meals: 49.2%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Lincoln average)
English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.3% a year (Lincoln 14%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 62% moved to another school, 38% 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.

Behaviour

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Across Lincolnshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 189 (3.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 96 (1.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 63 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary 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: 9.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.4%
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: 30.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 134 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 76 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 68 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 16 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 12 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils

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.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 37.9
Compared with the area: 4.7 points below the Lincoln average (42.6)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (−1.8 points against an expected 39.7)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 45% (Lincoln 62%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

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

GCSE results over time

This schoolLincoln averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 4.7 points below the Lincoln average (42.6).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

5th of 7 all-through schools in Lincoln for Attainment 8

#3Lincoln Castle Academy40.8
#4Lincoln Christ's Hospital School38.3
#5The Priory Witham Academy37.9
#6St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy37.7
#7The Priory City of Lincoln Academy35.6

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1The Priory Academy LSST53.9
#2Lincoln UTC46.1
#3Lincoln Castle Academy40.8
#4Lincoln Christ's Hospital School38.3
#5The Priory Witham Academy37.9
#6St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy37.7
#7The Priory City of Lincoln Academy35.6

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 85.0%
Went into further education: 82.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Literature
English Language
Science Double Award
Geography
History
Art & Design
Spanish
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Physics (General)
Photography
Statistics
Polish
Computer Science

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 36% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 20 percentage points below the Lincoln average (56%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 43% against an expected 42%)
3-year average (expected standard): 43%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 50% · Writing 55% · Maths 57% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 53%
Average test scores: reading 100, maths 100
Based on: 58 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 schoolLincoln averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 20 percentage points below the Lincoln average (56%).

Year 6 SATs: 17th of 17 junior and primary schools in the area

#15The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School45%
#16St Giles Academy41%
#17The Priory Witham Academy36%

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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

=1Lincoln Carlton Academy77%
=1The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln77%
=3Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School65%
=3The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School65%
=3The Meadows Primary School65%
#6Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy63%
#7Westgate Academy58%
#8The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School56%
#9Lincoln Birchwood Junior School52%
#10Ermine Primary Academy50%
=11Hartsholme Academy49%
=11St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy49%
#13Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School47%
#14Leslie Manser Primary School46%
#15The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School45%
#16St Giles Academy41%
#17The Priory Witham Academy36%

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4th of 6 all-through schools in Lincoln for Ofsted rating

#2Lincoln UTCGood
#3The Priory Academy LSSTGood
#4The Priory Witham AcademyGood
#5St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#6Lincoln Castle AcademyInadequate

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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

#1Lincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolGood
#2Lincoln UTCGood
#3The Priory Academy LSSTGood
#4The Priory Witham AcademyGood
#5St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#6Lincoln Castle AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,364 (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.

4th of 7 all-through schools in Lincoln for spending per pupil

#2St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy£8,584
#3Lincoln Christ's Hospital School£8,371
#4The Priory Witham Academy£8,364
#5Lincoln Castle Academy£8,268
#6The Priory City of Lincoln Academy£8,256

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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

#1Lincoln UTC£8,750
#2St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy£8,584
#3Lincoln Christ's Hospital School£8,371
#4The Priory Witham Academy£8,364
#5Lincoln Castle Academy£8,268
#6The Priory City of Lincoln Academy£8,256
#7The Priory Academy LSST£6,721

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Lincolnshire: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered