The Priory Witham Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
May 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
135563
Address
De Wint Avenue, LN6 7DT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1110 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
18.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
49.1%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
30.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.9%
Other White 12.6%
Mixed 3.5%
Unclassified 3.1%
African 2%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.1
WritingWell below average-3.1
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 37%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award38
Health StudiesTechnical Award12
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award13
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
Art & DesignGCSE11
BiologyGCSE16
ChemistryGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE81
English LiteratureGCSE79
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Priory Witham Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
52
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
51
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
14
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
46
30
16
Reception, Part-time
8
4
4
Reception, Full-time
51
32
19
Year 1
37
21
16
Year 2
56
27
29
Year 3
56
30
26
Year 4
58
25
33
Year 5
59
33
26
Year 6
58
25
33
Year 7
126
63
63
Year 8
132
56
76
Year 9
125
68
57
Year 10
112
56
56
Year 11
109
49
60
Year 12
34
17
17
Year 13
22
10
12
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
86.9%
86.5%
Further education
47.0%
36.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
34.0%
47.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
2.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
3.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
7.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
4.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
4.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
35.0%
63.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
21.1%
19.7%
Russell Group
0.0%
18.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.2%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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