The Priory Witham Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

LincolnConstituency

LN6 7DTPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Priory Witham Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 2–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,068 pupils. The Priory Witham Academy is part of The Priory Federation of Academies.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.23

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,068

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 2 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,068
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Priory Federation of Academies

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.