Witham St Hughs Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Sleaford and North HykehamConstituency

LN6 9WFPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Witham St Hughs Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 411 pupils. Witham St Hughs Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

411

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 411
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
20 Dec 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.