The Priory Witham Academy
All-through schoolThe Priory Witham Academy is a all-through school in Lincoln, for pupils aged 2 to 18. It had 1,068 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 17 May 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 36% of pupils at The Priory Witham Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Priory Witham Academy was 37.7, against 41.0 in Lincoln and 46.2 in England.
28.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lincoln | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 41.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.1% | 37.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42.1% | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 121 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Lincoln St Christopher's SchoolSpecial. Improved significantly, March 2025760 m
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)950 m
- The Priory City of Lincoln AcademySecondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.3 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 20221 km
- The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Hartsholme AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lincoln
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).