Schools by area › Lincolnshire › Witham St Hughs Academy
Witham St Hughs Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Muntjac Way, Witham St Hughs, Lincoln LN6 9WF · withamsthughsacademy.co.uk · 01522 869590
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 411
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Witham St Hughs Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 116
- 29% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (16%) with SEND